Chiune Sugihara was a vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania. During World War II, he provided thousands of Jews with transit visas, allowing them to pass through Japanese lands to escape Europe. This brave act put his career and his family's safety at risk. 

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