TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is looking into reports that a Japanese man has been captured by Islamist militants in Syria, but is not aware of any statement claiming responsibility or making a ransom demand, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
"We are aware of such reports, and have set up a local task force in Jordan," a Foreign Ministry official said, but declined to comment on details.
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