Japan is struggling to contact ISIS extremists holding two hostages ahead of a deadline for their execution, an official said on Thursday. "The other side hasn't said anything at all to the government itself," Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said. "Japan will not cave in to terrorism and will look to continue to contribute to the efforts against terrorism with the international community." ISIS on Tuesday released video showing 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto and 42-year-old Haruna Yukawa, a self-styled private security consultant, kneeling and handcuffed next to a black-clad militant who threatened to kill them within 72 hours if a $200-million ransom was not paid. The militant is thought to be the notorious "Jihadi John" who appears in other videos in which Western hostages were beheaded. Based on the time the video was released, the deadline will expire Friday afternoon Japan time. http://nbcnews.to/1CmB09X http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
'Too Short': Japan Struggles With ISIS Kidnap Deadline
Japan is struggling to contact ISIS extremists holding two hostages ahead of a deadline for their execution, an official said on Thursday. "The other side hasn't said anything at all to the government itself," Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said. "Japan will not cave in to terrorism and will look to continue to contribute to the efforts against terrorism with the international community." ISIS on Tuesday released video showing 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto and 42-year-old Haruna Yukawa, a self-styled private security consultant, kneeling and handcuffed next to a black-clad militant who threatened to kill them within 72 hours if a $200-million ransom was not paid. The militant is thought to be the notorious "Jihadi John" who appears in other videos in which Western hostages were beheaded. Based on the time the video was released, the deadline will expire Friday afternoon Japan time. http://nbcnews.to/1CmB09X http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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