Japan is waiting to hear about the two hostages ISIS has stated they’ll kill unless they’re ransomed for US$200,000,000. That amount was derived by ISIS from the amount of humanitarian aid Japan has pledged.
I’m no fan of Prime Minister Abe, nor his hawkish plans to formalize Japan’s ability to participate in wars in a logistics capacity (Thanks, Bush Jr., for opening that fucking Pandora’s Box), but this is surely ridiculous and unattainable.