Japan Reacts Islamic State Hostage Crisis

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 23: Junko Ishido, mother of freelance journalist Kenji Goto, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Japan in the morning of January 23, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Ishida made an emotional plea for his release, hours before the extremist group's deadline for a ransom payment. Japanese government have not been able to confirm the safety of the two hostage 47-year-old freelance journalist Kenji Goto and 42-year-old Haruna Yukawa, the founder of a private security company, there has been no contact from the Islamic State since they posted the video. Officials continues all the efforts to free the two hostage. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)