Japan on edge as fate of Islamic State-held hostages uncertain

By Philip Wen
Updated January 24 2015 - 3:08pm, first published 2:17pm

Beijing: The fate of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants remained in limbo on Saturday, after a deadline for Japan's government to pay a $US200 million ransom lapsed with no reports of progress in efforts to release the pair.

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