健二 (後藤) 城後 (1967 - 2015)

Born 22 Sep 1967 in 日本宮城県仙台市

Died 30 Jan 2015 at age 47 in シリア

Biography

健二 (後藤) 城後 is Notable.

Gotō Kenji was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on 22 September 1967. His father, whose name remains unknown, worked at Hitachi; his mother was still living at the time of his death. He graduated from Hosei University in 1991, at which point he started his career as a journalist. He was married; he had adopted his wife's family name, Jōgo, before his death. He had three daughters.

During his career, Kenji covered various conflicts, refugees, poverty, HIV/AIDS and childhood education within Japan and elsewhere. In late October or early November 2014, while in Syria, he was held hostage by the Islamic State (ISIL). On 30 January, a footage of him showing his beheading appeared on the Internet.

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia: Kenji Goto
• Wikidata: Item Q11488414, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #142045650