The diplomats who saved lives: Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk”

On 20 November, the Japanese Embassy, the Lithuanian Embassy and the Dutch Embassy jointly organized a commemorative event called “The diplomats who saved lives: Chiune Sugihara and Jan Zwartendijk”. Ambassador Ishii attended this event along with the Lithuanian Ambassador, the Dutch Ambassador, the Israeli Ambassador and about 100 attendees looked back on the great achievements of Chiune Sugihara, who in the most difficult situation chose to issue visas to over 2000 families, and Jan Zwartendijk, who also saved countless lives.