New Photo Shows Japanese Journalist Held Hostage After Missing in Syria

A photograph showing a Japanese journalist who has been missing in Syria nearly a year was posted on the internet Sunday, with the man holding a sign that reads in part "this is my last chance." Jumpei Yasuda is believed to have been captured by the al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front after he crossed into Syria from Turkey last June, Japanese media reported. In the undated photograph, Yasuda, 42, has long hair and a beard and is dressed in orange. The sign he is holding reads,...

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