Kin of Jewish refugee who fled Nazis thank Japan over visa issuance

Five children of a Jewish refugee who fled from Nazi Germany during World War II have expressed their gratitude to the Japanese government after confirming a family story about a late Japanese envoy saving their mother's life by issuing a timely visa.The transit visa was issued in 1941 for the 17-year-old Rischel Kotler at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow by then Ambassador to the Soviet Union Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, an act that went against his government's order at the time.Consul General of Japan in New York Kanji Yamanouchi, who visited the family in the eastern U.S. state of New Jersey on W…READ FULL ARTICLE