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Mother makes emotional appeal to Japanese leader to save son-
January 28, 2015
The mother of a Japanese hostage held by Islamic State extremists appealed publicly Wednesday to Japan's leader to save her son after his captors issued what they said was a final death threat.
Junko Ishido, mother of journalist Kenji Goto, read to reporters her plea to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to "Please save Kenji,' which she said she had sent earlier in the day.
She begged Abe to work with the Jordanian government to try to save Goto, saying "Kenji has only a little time left.'
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