Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media at his official residence in Tokyo February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must work with the international community to fight terrorism and boost ways to ensure the safety of its people, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday, a day after Islamic State militants said they had beheaded a Japanese journalist.
The militants said on Sunday they had beheaded Kenji Goto, a veteran war reporter, after international efforts to secure his release through a prisoner swap failed. They killed another Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukawa, a week before.
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