Up a task force to gather information and get ready to take action as necessary. Officials at the pentagon say theyre reasonably certain a u. S. Air strike in syria killed the Islamic State militant known as jihadi john. He has purportedly killed a number of foreign captives, including japanese. Its still early. We are reasonably certain that we killed the target that we intended to kill, which is jihadi john. The Officials Say u. S. Forces used a drone to target a vehicle believed to have been carrying the militant in raqqa. They say intelligence theyve gathered indicates he was killed. Jihadi john with his fluent british accent in english appeared in numerous videos showing the purported murders of u. S. And british hostages and japanese journalist kenji goto. Goto covered numerous wars over his career. He described how vulnerable ordinary people become in war, especially children, and the high price they often pay. Goto traveled to syria and was captured by Islamic State militants.
Abes Coalition Holds a majority in both houses. The new cabinet was officially inaugurated after a ceremony at the imperial palace. Abe has reappointed all members of the outgoing cabinet except the defense minister. Abe has named former Defense Agency chief gen nakatani to the post. After his swearing in, abe addressed the nation. He referred to the new defense minister, gen nakatani. Translator i have appointed mr. Nakatani to the appointment of defense minister. Hes long been engaged in drafting National Security policies and is well versed in the countrys selfdefense forces. He played a key role in the negotiations within the ruling coalition. From now on, with the help of mr. Nakatani, wed like to continue striving to seek the peoples understanding and prepare the bills we aim to submit to the ordinary session of the diet next year. Whats important is that we are going to have a National Referendum after a constitutional Amendment Bill is initiated by the diet. And we must have a
Abes Coalition Holds a majority in both houses. The new cabinet was officially inaugurated after a ceremony at the imperial palace. Abe has reappointed all members of the outgoing cabinet except the defense minister. Abe has named former Defense Agency chief gen nakatani to the post. After his swearing in, abe addressed the nation. He referred to the new defense minister, gen nakatani. Translator i have appointed mr. Nakatani to the appointment of defense minister. Hes long been engaged in drafting National Security policies and is well versed in the countrys selfdefense forces. He played a key role in the negotiations within the ruling coalition. From now on, with the help of mr. Nakatani, wed like to continue striving to seek the peoples understanding and prepare the bills we aim to submit to the ordinary session of the diet next year. Whats important is that we are going to have a National Referendum after a constitutional Amendment Bill is initiated by the diet. And we must have a
Community must continue to do its utmost against terrorism. Abe and netanyahu announced a joint document that calls for deepening defense exchanges. It also says their countries will start preliminary discussions on an investment pact. Abe also said this year marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the cities hiroshima and nagasaki. He stressed that japan attaches great importance to the control and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. Abe urged israel to join the Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty and quickly ratified the comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty. Before the News Conference abe laid a wreath at the yad vashem Holocaust Memorial in jerusalem. He pledged to contribute to world peace so as not to repeat the tragedies of war. The memorial is dedicated to the 6 million jews who died in concentration camps during world war ii. Abe signed a book to express sympathy for the victims. Translator i declare my determination never to allow such tragedies to happen again in t
A group of South Koreans are helping to fill homes during the winter months with heat. Japanese government leaders on a race against time. They are using all Resources Available to try to have two nationals believed to be captured by Islamic State released. Theyre stressing to the militant group that millions of military aid promised to the middle east is solely for humanitarian purposes. Translator we will use the trust and all the channels we have cultivated in the middle east. We will try every means available. The video released on tuesday shows two men who are believed to be freelance journalists kenji goto and haruna yukawa. A purported Islamic State member threatens to kill them unless the japanese government pays a ransom of 200 million within 72 hours. Officials in tokyo assume the deadline is around 2 50 p. M. Japan time on friday. State minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhide Nakayama is taking charge of a task force based at the Japanese Embassy in jordan. He met on wednesday