A woman whose grandparents were saved by a Japanese vessel during the 1917 Russian Revolution spent years searching for the identity of the ship's captain and in the process has shed light on a little-known story. Olga Molkina, 59, finally found the descendants of the ...

The Foreign Ministry hopes a new guidance program will encourage more youths to apply to and successfully join the United Nations, in which Japan remains underrepresented relative to its financial contribution. Starting Tuesday the ministry, together with the U.N. Information Center in Tokyo, will hold ...