Chiune Sugihara, a man of compassionate and humanity who defined the orders of his home country and save the lives of countless Jewish refugees. The biogeography “A Special Fate” introduces a Japanese folklore that describes those that are born on January the First are destined of a special fate, likewise Chiune Sugihara fate was an inspiration. His childhood had been rather mundane, born in a family of seven he spent his youth in activities such as baseball and fishing while in fear of the Russo-Japanese War. As Chiune matured he began diverging from the will of his father for him to become doctor he wished to pursue his own dream and not that of someone else's. The father-son tension reached a pinnacle point when Chiune submitted the med
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At Harbin Chiune was employed as an consulate worker then was later deployed to Kaunas, Lithuania along with his wife Yukiko Kikuchi as the Japanese consol. In Kaunas Chiune learned about the mistreatment of Jews and many other minority groups, however because of the Germany-Japan alliance there was little Chiune can do. Feeling guilty he warned his jewish acquaintances to leave if they could. This made Mr. Sugihara question the policies of his home country and raised a question of morality when he was greeted by hundreds of Jewish refugees sounded his consulate. Speculation spread like wildfire that there was a Japanese diplomat who is able to provide visas to leave the country with. After the rejections of both pleas to issues great number of visa he wrote to the Japanese Foreign ministry office, Chiune Sugihara was left to choose between the weather or not to jeopardize his and his family’s future for the sake of doing what he believed was right. Mr Sugihara began handwriting visas with little to no break in fear of his eventual punishment, he working from dawn and collapsed due to fatigue late in the evening. The foreseeable fate came to be and Mr. Sugihara was order to close his consulate within the two month extension permitted by the Soviet
At Harbin Chiune was employed as an consulate worker then was later deployed to Kaunas, Lithuania along with his wife Yukiko Kikuchi as the Japanese consol. In Kaunas Chiune learned about the mistreatment of Jews and many other minority groups, however because of the Germany-Japan alliance there was little Chiune can do. Feeling guilty he warned his jewish acquaintances to leave if they could. This made Mr. Sugihara question the policies of his home country and raised a question of morality when he was greeted by hundreds of Jewish refugees sounded his consulate. Speculation spread like wildfire that there was a Japanese diplomat who is able to provide visas to leave the country with. After the rejections of both pleas to issues great number of visa he wrote to the Japanese Foreign ministry office, Chiune Sugihara was left to choose between the weather or not to jeopardize his and his family’s future for the sake of doing what he believed was right. Mr Sugihara began handwriting visas with little to no break in fear of his eventual punishment, he working from dawn and collapsed due to fatigue late in the evening. The foreseeable fate came to be and Mr. Sugihara was order to close his consulate within the two month extension permitted by the Soviet