hiː bᵻfɹˈɛndᵻd ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz skˈɑːlɚ sɛtsjˈuːsoʊ kˈɑːtsuːdʒi, ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv dʒəpˈænz fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd wɪð hɪz hˈɛlp hiː ˈeɪdᵻd ðə flˈiːɪŋ ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz.
He befriended the Japanese scholar Setzuso Kotsuji, a friend of Japan's Foreign Affairs minister, and with his help he aided the fleeing of thousands of refugees.