Japanese government confiscates photographer’s passport to stop him going to Syria

A 58 year old Japanese photographer, Yuichi Sugimoto, has had his passport confiscated by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs after he refused to obey the government by insisting he would travel to Turkey and then Syria.

Sugimoto wants to document the war in Syria, but after the beheadings of two Japanese hostages in ISIS custody earlier this year the government wants to avoid a repeat.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said that the Japanese government confiscated Sugimoto’s travel documents for his own protection, and government authorities had spoken with Sugimoto and issued three warnings to the photographer against going to Syria.

Suga says any Japanese national entering ISIS occupied territory is putting themselves at great risk.

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