Hostage Kenji ##ro 's mother 's decision to apologize for inconvenience caused by her is not unusual in Japan . Many Japanese people have made a comparison between her and fellow hostage Akira 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 .
Hostage Kenji ##ro 's mother 's decision to apologize for inconvenience caused by her is not unusual in Japan . Many Japanese people have made a comparison between her and fellow hostage Akira Yukawa . Previous hostages have been treated with indifference upon their return home to Japan .