( CNN ) As Japan mourns following the apparent beheading of its journalist by ISIS , thousands of miles away , an anxious Jordan awaits the fate of its pilot . Japanese journalist Kenji Goto went to Syria to tell the stories of lives torn apart by war . He apparently became the latest foreigner killed by ISIS after a video distributed Saturday appears to show his beheaded body . A week earlier , another video had shown Goto holding a photo of what appeared to be the corpse of his fellow Japanese captive , Haruna Yukawa , apparently beheaded by ISIS militants as well . Jordan and Japan got caught in the militants ' bloody crosshairs last month , when ISIS threatened to kill the two Japanese hostages unless Japan 's government paid a ransom of $ 200 million . Japan balked . The militants revised their offer : Jordan should release female suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi . Jordan countered with an offer demanding the release of Muath al-Kassasbeh , a Jordanian military pilot captured in Syria , in exchange for the suicide bomber . The militants have not said if that 's a consideration . ISIS said it would kill him if Jordan did n't release al-Rishawi , a convicted terrorist . Despite the counteroffers , the pilot 's fate remains unclear , and Jordan says repeated demands for the militants to prove the pilot is still alive have not yielded any results . ISIS militants seized al-Kassasbeh was after his jet crashed in Syria in December . The 27-year-old holds the rank of lieutenant . Militants say they captured him after he ejected from his crashing F-16 during U.S.-led coalition airstrikes near ISIS ' de facto capital , Raqqa . Jordan 's role in the coalition is not popular in the nation , adding to the pressure for authorities to secure his release . World leaders condemned ISIS over the weekend as news of the latest apparent beheading spread . `` We are deeply saddened by this despicable and horrendous act of terrorism , and we denounce it in the strongest terms , '' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said . `` To the terrorists , we will never , never forgive them for this act . '' President Barack Obama described it as a `` barbaric act '' and said the United States stands in solidarity with Japan . Unlike the United States , Britain and other allies , Japan is not involved in the military campaign against ISIS . But Japan has been providing humanitarian aid in the Middle East as ISIS continues its bloody quest to solidify an Islamic state across parts of Iraq and Syria . And Japan said its efforts to provide humanitarian aid wo n't stop . `` We would like to expand our support for refugees , '' Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said . `` We are surely going to have necessary support in terms of not yielding to terrorism . '' Goto , 47 , left Japan last fall , when his younger daughter was 3 weeks old . His wife , Rinko , first heard from his captors on December 2 . On January 20 , an ISIS video posted to social media showed Goto and Yukawa dressed in orange , kneeling in front of a masked man dressed in black . In that video , the ISIS militant issued a $ 200 million ransom demand to Japan in order to free the two men within 72 hours . That 's the same amount of money Abe recently pledged for those `` contending '' with ISIS . Days later , a new message surfaced featuring what appeared to be the corpse of Yukawa . And Goto would also be killed , the new message claimed , unless Jordan freed al-Rishawi . The militants carried out their threat Saturday . Days after the video was released , an outraged Japan is mourning the two men whose deaths will plunge it deeper into the global fight against ISIS . The pilot 's fate , on the other hand , remains unclear . He was not mentioned in the latest video showing Goto 's apparent beheading . Jordan will continue trying to secure his release , government spokesman Mohammed Al-Momani told the Petra news agency . Until then , the wait continues . Two nations , forever linked by the fate of their sons . CNN 's Holly Yan and Steve Almasy contributed to this report .
Jordan says it is still trying to rescue a pilot held captive by ISIS . Repeated demands for Jordan to confirm the pilot is still alive have not yielded any results .