"Buddhist monks and other religious group members hold banners and placards to voice their demand about the release of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto taken by the Islamic State, during a rally outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. A Japanese envoy in Jordan expressed hope that both a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic militants will return home ""with a smile on their faces,"" as criticisms mounted Tuesday over the government's handling of the crisis. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)"