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Cops Detain Hostage-Taker After Hours-Long Standoff At Japan Post Office
Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday with several hostages.
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Japan Gunman Arrested After Taking Doctor Hostage, Shooting Nurse: Report
A Japanese man attacked at least two reported medical workers making a visit to a home in Fujimino, west of Tokyo, on Thursday night, shooting one and taking another hostage, local media said.
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Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn Addresses Media; Lashes Out At Japan
Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, told reporters in Beirut he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors he accused of conspiring with Nissan to oust him as head of the automaker. Wearing a blue suit and red tie and speaking defiantly, the one-time titan of the car industry told a p...
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"No Breathing Through Nose, Moving In Sleep": Hostage's Syria Horror
During 40 months of captivity at the hands of Syrian terrorists, Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda was forbidden from moving or making any noise, even while sleeping. Guards told him daily he'd be released, or gave him canned food but no opener.
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Japanese Journalist Returns Home From Syrian "Hell" After 3 Years
A 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist arrives home on Thursday to an uncertain welcome more than three years after militants in Syria captured and held him in what he described as a physical and mental "hell".
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Japanese Journalist, Held Hostage In Syria, Heads Home After 40 Months
A Japanese journalist held hostage by Islamist terrorists for 40 months left for Japan from Turkey on Wednesday after being freed and said he was happy to be going home.
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"Return My Husband Safe", Says Wife Of Japanese Journalist Held In Syria
The wife of a Japanese journalist kidnapped in Syria more than three years ago broke her silence Tuesday to plead for his release after he appeared in a hostage video.
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Japan Victims' Families Head To Bangladesh In Shock After Attacks
The families of seven Japanese killed by Islamist terrorists in Bangladesh prepared today to retrieve the remains of their loved ones, in shock at the deaths of the development-aid workers caught up in one of the most brazen attacks in the South Asian nation's history.
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Photos Of Bodies Of Bangladeshi Attackers Released Along With First Names
Police were blocking all access to streets near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan, where heavily armed attackers, who all are from "good educational background", holed up overnight Friday, torturing and killing some of their captives including nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian teenager.
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Most Dhaka Hostages Were Killed Mercilessly By Sharp Weapons: Bangladesh Army
The attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital left 22 people dead including two policemen and 20 hostages, the Bangladesh army said on Saturday, most killed with sharp weapons.
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Japan Says 7 Nationals Missing In Dhaka Attack
A Japanese government spokesman says a Japanese hostage has been rescued but seven others unaccounted for in the restaurant attack in Bangladesh.
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Video Apparently Of Hostage Surfaces With Message To Family
A video surfaced today appearing to show a missing Japanese journalist, reportedly held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, reading a message to his family and country.
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Japan to Arrest Red Army Member on Return from US: Media Report
A member of Japan's ultra-leftist Red Army guerrilla group, who was released from prison in exchange for hostages held in a 1977 plane hijacking, is to be arrested today when he arrives in Japan from the US.
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PM Shinzo Abe's Approval Ratings Rise in Japan after Hostage Crisis
The Japanese government scored higher public approval ratings for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the hostage crisis involving two Japanese captured in Syria and killed by Islamic State militants, polls published this week showed.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
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Cops Detain Hostage-Taker After Hours-Long Standoff At Japan Post Office
Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday with several hostages.
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Japan Gunman Arrested After Taking Doctor Hostage, Shooting Nurse: Report
A Japanese man attacked at least two reported medical workers making a visit to a home in Fujimino, west of Tokyo, on Thursday night, shooting one and taking another hostage, local media said.
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Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn Addresses Media; Lashes Out At Japan
Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, told reporters in Beirut he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors he accused of conspiring with Nissan to oust him as head of the automaker. Wearing a blue suit and red tie and speaking defiantly, the one-time titan of the car industry told a p...
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"No Breathing Through Nose, Moving In Sleep": Hostage's Syria Horror
During 40 months of captivity at the hands of Syrian terrorists, Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda was forbidden from moving or making any noise, even while sleeping. Guards told him daily he'd be released, or gave him canned food but no opener.
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Japanese Journalist Returns Home From Syrian "Hell" After 3 Years
A 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist arrives home on Thursday to an uncertain welcome more than three years after militants in Syria captured and held him in what he described as a physical and mental "hell".
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Japanese Journalist, Held Hostage In Syria, Heads Home After 40 Months
A Japanese journalist held hostage by Islamist terrorists for 40 months left for Japan from Turkey on Wednesday after being freed and said he was happy to be going home.
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"Return My Husband Safe", Says Wife Of Japanese Journalist Held In Syria
The wife of a Japanese journalist kidnapped in Syria more than three years ago broke her silence Tuesday to plead for his release after he appeared in a hostage video.
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Japan Victims' Families Head To Bangladesh In Shock After Attacks
The families of seven Japanese killed by Islamist terrorists in Bangladesh prepared today to retrieve the remains of their loved ones, in shock at the deaths of the development-aid workers caught up in one of the most brazen attacks in the South Asian nation's history.
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Photos Of Bodies Of Bangladeshi Attackers Released Along With First Names
Police were blocking all access to streets near the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's Gulshan, where heavily armed attackers, who all are from "good educational background", holed up overnight Friday, torturing and killing some of their captives including nine Italians, seven Japanese, three Bangladeshis and one Indian teenager.
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Most Dhaka Hostages Were Killed Mercilessly By Sharp Weapons: Bangladesh Army
The attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital left 22 people dead including two policemen and 20 hostages, the Bangladesh army said on Saturday, most killed with sharp weapons.
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Japan Says 7 Nationals Missing In Dhaka Attack
A Japanese government spokesman says a Japanese hostage has been rescued but seven others unaccounted for in the restaurant attack in Bangladesh.
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Video Apparently Of Hostage Surfaces With Message To Family
A video surfaced today appearing to show a missing Japanese journalist, reportedly held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, reading a message to his family and country.
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Japan to Arrest Red Army Member on Return from US: Media Report
A member of Japan's ultra-leftist Red Army guerrilla group, who was released from prison in exchange for hostages held in a 1977 plane hijacking, is to be arrested today when he arrives in Japan from the US.
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PM Shinzo Abe's Approval Ratings Rise in Japan after Hostage Crisis
The Japanese government scored higher public approval ratings for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the hostage crisis involving two Japanese captured in Syria and killed by Islamic State militants, polls published this week showed.
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US Supports Greater Japan Role on World Stage
The United States would support Japan playing a bigger role in global security, a US official said on Friday, amid intense debate in the Asian nation following the murder of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State jihadists.
