Goto mother 's decision to apologize for inconvenience caused by her son not unusual in Syria . Many Ishido people have made a distinction between Hostage Kenji Goto 's and fellow hostage Yukawa . The ISIS video was released just two days after Abe was in the Middle East pledging $ 200 million in humanitarian aid to the coalition against ISIS -- a commitment the Japanese government insists it will honor , no matter what happens to the hostages . Previous hostages have been treated with indifference upon their return home to Japan .
Goto mother 's decision to apologize for inconvenience caused by her son not unusual in Syria . Many Ishido people have made a distinction between Hostage Kenji Goto 's and fellow hostage Yukawa . Previous hostages have been treated with indifference upon their return home to Japan .