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JUMPEI YASUDA

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 2, 2016
Japan vs. the hostage-takers
Hostage-taking prompts reactionary thinking and calls for more security in any country, not just Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2016
Liaison with group holding Japanese hostage Jumpei Yasuda in Syria says time running short
A recent photo showing journalist Jumpei Yasuda pleading for his last chance to live is not an empty threat, according to a Syrian liaison between the media and the people holding him hostage.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2016
Exposing government's lack of action may save Yasuda's life: security consultant
The video of abducted journalist Jumpei Yasuda highlights the government's reluctance to officially engage his Middle East captors despite advance knowledge of his plight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2016
Hostage video of missing Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda raises fears of ransom
The video has sparked speculation of behind-the-scenes contact between his kidnappers and the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2016
A look at Syria's extremist Nusra Front, known for holding captives for ransom
By his captors' past form, journalist Jumpei Yasuda's plight could be drawn out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2015
Reporters Without Borders retracts Yasuda hostage comments
France-based Reporters Without Borders withdraws comments claiming a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage by an armed group in Syria, following criticism the premature announcement may have endangered his life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2015
Answers sought on Japanese reporter said held in Syria
After Reporters Without Borders reveals another Japanese freelancer has been taken hostage in Syria, Tokyo again scrambles to react as fellow journalists criticize the disclosure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2015
Japanese freelance reporter Jumpei Yasuda feared missing in Syria
A freelance reporter and close friend of Kenji Goto, the journalist executed by the Islamic State terrorist group in January, may be missing in the same country where his compatriot was beheaded.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2004
Hostage blames state for backlash
The harsh criticism that has been aimed at Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq stems from government resentment over their relatives' calls for Tokyo to withdraw its troops from the country, one of the hostages said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2004
Ex-hostage stands by decision to visit Iraq
A freelance journalist recently freed after being held hostage in Iraq said that while he regrets not properly realizing the dangers of traveling near a war zone, he stands by his decision to go and report on the situation there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2004
Hostages released into storm of criticism
Two days before her daughter was freed Thursday night by her captors in Iraq, 65-year-old Kyoko Takato was apologizing to the public, using words more befitting of the parent of a criminal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2004
Pair's release takes the heat off Koizumi
Foreign Ministry officials in Tokyo were pleasantly surprised Saturday by the news that two Japanese hostages were abruptly freed by their captors in Baghdad.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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