The fate of two Japanese men taken hostage by the Islamic State group remained unknown Saturday as the militants apparently had not made any announcements since the presumed deadline for paying the $200 million ransom expired a day earlier.
In Tokyo, the Foreign Ministry held a meeting on the crisis Saturday morning but came up empty-handed.
"We just examined the current situation and have nothing new to report," Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said.
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