Shinzo Abe
Merkel says honesty, generosity key in postwar reconciliation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties.
Japan unveils $15.5 mn aid against Mideast terrorism
Japan on Feb. 17 announced $15.5 million to fight "terrorism" in the Middle East and Africa, as Tokyo tries to demonstrate its resolve despite the murder of two citizens by Islamist extremists.
The amount doubles the $7.5 million in assistance that Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pledged during a visit to Brussels in January.
Jordan's answer to ISIL sets a new example
The Jordanian government executed two Iraqi jihadists early on Feb. 4, hours after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) burned alive Muath al-Kasaesbeh, a Jordanian Air Force pilot who was captured in Syria in December 2014 after his F-16 crashed.
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Jordan vows to do 'everything' to save life of ISIL-held pilot
Jordan vowed on Feb. 1 to do all it could to save an airman held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group after the jihadists killed a Japanese journalist they had been holding.
ISIL claims beheading of second Japanese captive
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed in a video that it has beheaded a second Japanese hostage, drawing international condemnation and outrage from a visibly upset Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who denounced it as a "heinous and despicable" act.
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Japan PM slams 'despicable' Islamist execution threat
An angry Japanese prime minister on Jan. 28 slammed as "utterly despicable" an Islamist militant threat to kill both a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot unless Amman releases a jihadi bomber.
Islamic State Claims to Have Killed One Japanese Hostage
Islamic State militants appear to have beheaded one of their two Japanese hostages and are demanding the release of a convicted terrorist in Jordan in exchange for the other.
Japan condemns 'outrageous' hostage murder
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jan. 25 branded the murder of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants as "outrageous and unforgivable" and demanded the immediate release of a second captive, amid growing global revulsion.
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A mother pleads as Japan hostage deadline passes
The deadline set by Islamist militants threatening to kill two Japanese men unless they were given $200 million passed Jan. 23, after one captive's mother made a desperate plea to save her son's life.
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Japanese PM asks for help from Erdo?an and Sisi to free hostages in Syria
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sought help from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, as well as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to free two hostages snatched by Islamist militants who are demanding $200 million for their lives.