Japan Reacts Islamic State Hostage Crisis

CHIBA, JAPAN - JANUARY 25: Shoichi Yukawa, father of Haruna Yukawa, speaks to media reporters at his home on January 25, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. He said "I hope that the photograph (held by Goto) is not my son's." A video of freelance journalist Kenji Goto, who was taken hostage by the extremist Islamic State group, was posted on the Internet on January 24, in which the audio portion and photos claim that another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa, had been executed. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the level of authenticity of the video is high. In the video, the Islamic militant group demanded the exchange of Goto and Sajida al Rishawi, imprisoned in Jordan on charges that she was involved in a bombing case that occurred in the country's capital, Amman, in 2005. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)