In Japan, concerned about “anti-Muslim hostility,” some teachers have had the bright idea of having their pupils “learn about Islam” by visiting the main mosque in Tokyo. Of course, they must have thought, what better way to have their students get an “unbiased glimpse of Islam” than to visit a mosque, where Muslims welcome their […]
Japanese PM “infuriated” by Islamic State’s murder of Japanese hostage
Well, he has one up on Obama, who has never been “infuriated” by jihad murders. But in response, Abe vowed to “persist with [Japan’s] non-military support for fighting terrorism.” I am sure the caliph is quaking in fear over that. This is just the sort of pusillanimous response that the Islamic State is counting on […]
Islamic State beheads second Japanese hostage
“Goto’s killing, he said, was the result of ‘reckless’ decisions by the Japanese government.” In other words, the Japanese government didn’t kowtow and surrender. How long will these thugs commit murder and mayhem while the leaders of the free world stand by and do nothing but claim, “This has nothing to do with Islam”? “IS […]
Jordan ready to release jihad mass murderer to Islamic State in exchange for Jordanian hostage
Why is there so much jihad terrorism around the world these days? Because it works. These thugs know that they can take hostages and get governments to do their bidding. If Sajida al-Rishawi murders any more people in the cause of Islam and jihad, the blood will be on the hands of the governments of […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Islamic State Makes New Demand on Japan
In FrontPage I explain why it is still never wise to negotiate with terrorists. Having murdered one of its Japanese hostages, Haruna Yukawa, the Islamic State issued an audio recording purportedly of the other, Kenji Goto, pleading for his life and making a new demand. Yukawa had been “slaughtered,” said the man claiming to be Goto. […]
Islamic State demands release of jihad murderer to spare Japanese hostage
“The voice of a person claiming to be Goto speaks over the image, saying in English that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to blame for Yukawa’s death.” Of course. Islamic jihadists don’t believe that they are ever to blame for anything. Everything they do is the fault of the Infidels. And all too many […]
New video claims Islamic State jihadis have beheaded one of their two Japanese hostages
“He didn’t care about his safety because he believed he and people of IS would be able to understand each other, as members of the global community.”… No one who understands the Islamic State would ever have said such a thing. “Video purportedly released by IS claims to have beheaded one of two hostages,” i24news, […]
Japanese PM: “Extremism and Islam are completely different things”
The imam Not-Quite-Honest Abe joins his fellow imams Barack Obama, John Kerry, Joe Biden, David Cameron, Theresa May and others in explaining that what the Islamic State is doing has nothing to do with Islam. The Islamic State jihadis would beg to differ, of course, and have convinced unprecedented numbers of young Muslims in the […]
Islamic State threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages unless Tokyo pays $200 million
This is precisely in accord with Islamic law. “As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the […]
Japan: Muslim Saudi university student vandalizes, destroys ancient Buddhist statues
Video from Ground Zero Mosque, June 11, 2014 (thanks to Axel): A Moslem Saudi Arabian university student studying in Japan attacked, vandalized and destroyed several ancient Buddhas at Japanese cultural Buddhist temples. The Buddhas were designated by the Japanese government as major cultural icons and historical symbols. The Muslim student went to each Buddhist temple […]
Japan offered to hide Bamiyan statues, but Taliban asked Japan to convert to Islam instead
As far as the Taliban is concerned, the Bamiyan Buddhas were worthless trash from the jahiliyya period of Afghanistan — the time of pre-Islamic ignorance. “Japan offered to hide Bamiyan statues, but Taliban asked Japan to convert to Islam instead,” from Japan Today, February 27 (thanks to Twostellas): WASHINGTON — Japan offered to hide Afghanistan’s […]
Japanese deny ransom sought for old soldiers
Here’s a strange one. Have you heard that the Japanese are looking for a couple of World War II soldiers, both in their mid- to late-eighties, who may still be alive and in the Philippines? Well, some reports have indicated that Islamic jihadists from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have the old men and […]
Japan Warns Visitors To Indonesia On Terrorism – Kyodo
From the Dow Jones Newswire, : NEW YORK – Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned Japanese citizens planning to visit Indonesia of potential terror threats during a three- day Easter holiday beginning Friday, the Kyodo news agency reports. The ministry advised Japanese visitors to Indonesia to stay away from crowded places such as shopping malls […]
Japan drafting anti-terror steps
From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: TOKYO: Japan is considering steps to allow authorities to fingerprint and photograph foreigners entering the country and to permit the deportation of suspected terrorists, a Japanese daily said yesterday. The proposals were included in a draft outline of security measures expected to be adopted soon by a task force […]
Beheaded Japanese Hostage Found in Baghdad
The body has been identified as Shosei Koda. From The Scotsman, with thanks to Kemaste: The Japanese government confirmed today that a decapitated body found in Iraq is that of a Japanese man taken hostage by Islamic militants earlier this week. The body found in central Baghdad yesterday has been identified as Shosei Koda, 24, […]
Japan Says Body Found Not Iraq Hostage
So who is it? From AP: TOKYO – The Japanese government is “almost certain” a body earlier believed to belong to a Japanese hostage held in Iraq is not that of the captive, officials said Saturday. The government had said a body found in central Iraq resembled that of hostage Shosei Koda, 24, and that […]
Report: Japanese Hostage Killed in Iraq
The latest from AP: TOKYO – A Japanese civilian taken hostage in Iraq by militants has been killed, Kyodo News agency reported Saturday, citing a member of Japan’s ruling party. But national broadcaster NHK said the government was still trying to confirm the information. Government officials could not be reached early Saturday to comment on […]
“No matter what supreme ideas they talk about, suicide bombers are just killing innocent civilians, people who don’t have anything to do with their war”
A refreshingly insightful look at suicide bombers — from a Japanese former kamikaze pilot. From the LA Times, with thanks to Anthony: The survivors bitterly resent the world’s appropriation of the term “kamikaze” — meaning “divine wind” and originally coined to describe the unexpected typhoons that saved 13th century Japan from invading Mongol ships — […]
Three U.S. Allies Face New Threat in Iraq
Even though it only had 51 troops in Iraq, the Philippines has dealt the coalition and the free world a major blow by caving in to terrorist demands and withdrawing them. Not only will they not bring peace to the Philippines or the Middle East, but many more people will be murdered by the terrorists. […]
Three Japanese Hostages Released in Iraq
First the truce offer, and now this. The mujahedin seem to be feeling weak today. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Three Japanese hostages who had been threatened with death unless Tokyo withdrew its troops from Iraq were released Thursday, a day after militants executed an Italian captive. The two aid workers and one journalist were released […]