Chiune Sugihara served as vice-consul for the Empire of Japan in Lithuania at the beginning of WWII. Sugihara issued over 2,000 transit visas to Jews during the Holocaust.
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Chiune Sugihara served as vice-consul for the Empire of Japan in Lithuania at the beginning of WWII. Sugihara issued over 2,000 transit visas to Jews during the Holocaust.
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