Its no contest, really. A very warm welcome to the program. The japanese government is trying to verify a new message apparently recorded by the journalist being held hostage by the Islamic State group. The message from kenji goto says the new deadline or release a convicted suicide bomber. If shes not handed over it will kill a jordanian Fighter Pilot whos also being held hostage. In the past few hours, japans chief cabinet secretary has had this to say about the ongoing negotiations. We are working continuously with the jordanians. The situation is constantly changing. So in that sense, we dont believe that we should comment on the position of the government. But we can say that things between japan and jordan are moving forward, in the atmosphere of trust. Now, this is the second japanese hostage under threat this past week. On sunday isis claimed they killed Haruna Yukawa after claiming 200 million in. Reporter another morning has brought another audio tape reportedly from kenji go