Attempts to free a captive journalist from the militant Islamic State group have reached a "state of deadlock", Japan's deputy foreign minister has said.
A deadline for the handover of a female militant expired on Sunday afterJordan refused to complete the exchange without proof Muath al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian pilot, being held by the group, is still alive.
Al-Kaseasbeh's plane crashed over an Isis -controlled area of north-eastern Syria in December as he was carrying out US-led military coalition airstrikes against the extremists in September.
His family say they have still not received word of his condition.
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