Japan has started to investigate the hostage crisis in Algeria

Japan's Prime Minister gathered a group of government officials Sunday to investigate the hostage crisis in Algeria. Shinzo Abe says he called the meeting after Algeria's government said Japanese nationals may have died in the attack on the natural gas production center. A spokesman for Japanese engineering company said four more workers at the gas center have been found alive, bringing the total found to seven. The company has 78 workers at the gas center. The company's  president went to Algeria on Saturday.

（日本語訳）
日本の総理大臣はアルジェリアの人質問題を調査するため日曜日政府高官を集めた。阿部晋三首相はアルジェリア政府が天然ガス採掘所への攻撃で日本国籍の人が死んだかもしれないと発表したことを受けてその会議を招集したと言っている。日本の技術系の会社のスポークスマンはガス採掘所でさらに4人の労働者が生存していたと語り、全部で７名の生存が確認された。その会社では78人の社員がガス採掘所で働いている。土曜日、会社の社長がアルジェリアに向かった。

My thought/opinion on this issue
This terrible news has shown that Japan is in very difficult situation in these cases. Many Japanese have worked aboard and some are in such places that might be targeted by terrorists. In some meaning, they are working to strengthen Japan's economy. But, there are not more important things than humans's life. all Japanese may think.