Japenese Journalist

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.

"Why it takes so long to get a PIB card,", This question by a clearly exasperated Japanese journalist to the Prime Minister at his press conference took everyone by surprise.But behind Susumu Arai's complaint lies a major battle between the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting over accreditation for foreign corresponde...

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.

"Why it takes so long to get a PIB card,", This question by a clearly exasperated Japanese journalist to the Prime Minister at his press conference took everyone by surprise.But behind Susumu Arai's complaint lies a major battle between the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting over accreditation for foreign corresponde...