Japan mourns Goto as caring and courageous reporter
Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, it was the story of the vulnerable, the children and the poor that drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto.
The news of his killing in a video purportedly by Islamic State militants sent Japan into shock and mourning Sunday, days after his plight as a hostage in Syria united many people in praying for his release.
