Japan’s government vowed not to give in to terrorism after Islamic State militants released a videotaped threat to kill two Japanese citizens held hostage.
Japan Demands IS Release Hostages
![A man watches a news program about an Islamic State video purporting to show two Japanese captives, at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c1268ac2-e8d1-45e6-b068-9115e3b7d2b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man watches a news program about an Islamic State video purporting to show two Japanese captives, at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 20, 2015.
![A Japanese journalist looks at a video of the hostages prior to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe press conference in Jerusalem, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d4887fda-4848-4763-b761-359290b0fc48_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Japanese journalist looks at a video of the hostages prior to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe press conference in Jerusalem, Jan. 20, 2015.
![Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem. During his visit to the Middle East, the Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c25e342-3480-4534-96e8-2bf5c7bd757b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem. During his visit to the Middle East, the Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, Jan. 20, 2015.
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas receives Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their meeting at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 20, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c3389183-f842-4141-a1c4-58f2f9b0dd76_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas receives Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their meeting at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 20, 2015.