Japan Reacts Islamic State Hostage Crisis

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY - JANUARY 21: Syrian interpreter and journalist Alaaeddin Al-Zaeem shows the video message he took with his mobile phone on October 24, 2014 before one of Japanese hostage by the Islamic State Kenji Goto disappeared in Syria, on January 21, 2015 in Gaziantep, Turkey. According to Zaeem, Goto was determined to report on the lives of citizens in areas under the rule of the Islamic State. He also said he wanted to rescue Haruna Yukawa, 42, who was believed to have been taken hostage by the Islamic State in August 2014. Zaeem took Goto to Marea on October 24, a northern Syrian town located about 20 kilometers from the Turkish border and near an area controlled by the Islamic State. During their overnight stay in Marea, Zaeem took a video of Goto with a smartphone as requested by the journalist. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga admitted there has been no contact from the Islamic State since they posted the video of 47-year-old freelance journalist Kenji Goto and 42-year-old Haruna Yukawa, the founder of a private security company. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)