[PAR] [TLE] Chiune Sugihara [SEP] Chiune Sugihara, also called Sempo Sugihara (Japanese: 杉原 千畝 , "Sugihara Chiune", 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986) was a Japanese government official who served as vice consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania.  During the Second World War, Sugihara helped thousands of Jews flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them so that they could travel through Japanese territory, risking his job and his family's lives .  The fleeing Jews were refugees from German-occupied Western Poland and Soviet-occupied Eastern Poland, as well as residents of Lithuania.  A few decades after the war, in 1985, the State of Israel honored Sugihara as one of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: ) for his actions.  He is the only Japanese national to have been so honored. [PAR] [TLE] Persona Non Grata (2015 film) [SEP] Persona Non Grata (杉原千畝 スギハラチウネ) is a 2015 Japanese historical drama.  It depicts a life of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who was appointed a vice-consul and later a consul in Lithuania and served there from 1939 to 1940 and who saved lives of some 6,000 Jewish refugees by issuing transit visas to Japanese Empire.
[PAR] [TLE] Chiune Sugihara [ SEP ] Chiune Sugihara , also called Sempo Sugihara ( Japanese : 杉原 千畝 , " Sugihara Chiune " , 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986 ) was a Japanese government official who served as vice consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania . During the Second World War , Sugihara helped thousands of Jews flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them so that they could travel through Japanese territory , risking his job and his family 's lives . The fleeing Jews were refugees from German - occupied Western Poland and Soviet - occupied Eastern Poland , as well as residents of Lithuania . A few decades after the war , in 1985 , the State of Israel honored Sugihara as one of the Righteous Among the Nations ( Hebrew : ) for his actions . He is the only Japanese national to have been so honored . [PAR] [TLE] Persona Non Grata ( 2015 film ) [ SEP ] Persona Non Grata ( 杉原千畝 スギハラチウネ ) is a 2015 Japanese historical drama . It depicts a life of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who was appointed a vice - consul and later a consul in Lithuania and served there from 1939 to 1940 and who saved lives of some 6,000 Jewish refugees by issuing transit visas to Japanese Empire .
Persona Non Grata depicted the life of a diplomat who served in Lithuania for what country?
Persona Non Grata depicted the life of a diplomat who served in Lithuania for what country ?
Japanese Empire
Japanese Empire