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Mika Yamamoto: Japanese journalist killed in Syria

Government of Japan confirms death, which rebels say took place in city of AleppoA Japanese journalist has been killed in Syria while covering the fighting there, Japan's government has said.Mika Yamamoto, a veteran war correspondent with the Japan Press, an independent TV news provider that specialises in conflict zone coverage, was killed in Syria while reporting, said Masaru Sato, a spokesman with the foreign ministry in Tokyo.Yamamoto was with a colleague from Tokyo-based Japan Press when she was killed, Sato said. It wasn't clear when or where she died.Her body...

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Published By: The Guardian - Tuesday, 21 August, 2012