A Japanese freelance journalist, who was freed after more than three years of captivity by militants in Syria, says he's safe.<br />Jumpei Yasuda released a video from neighboring Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was happy to be going home.<br />He also told reporters on the plane to Istanbul that he would think about what to do once back in Japan.<br /><br />"……I am happy that I can return to Japan. At the same time I don't know what will happen from here or what I should do. I am thinking about what I need to do."<br /><br /> Yasuda was kidnapped in 2015 by an al-Qaida affiliate in northern Syria.<br />Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Yasuda's release came late Tuesday from Qatar, which helped in obtaining his freedom along with Turkey and other countries in the region. <br />
