"Help me, right now": Video likely shows Japan journalist held in Syria

The Japanese government acknowledged Wednesday it believes a new video that surfaced online recently shows captive Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who went missing in Syria in 2015.Asked whether the bearded man with long hair and clad in an orange garment is Yasuda, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a press conference, "Regarding the matter, we believe that is the case."The top government spokesman declined to elaborate further, citing the sensitive nature of the issue.Speaking in Japanese on the 20-second video, the man said, "My name is Umaru and I'm South Korean…READ FULL ARTICLE