ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz ɹˌiːkˈæptʃɚd baɪ ðə ɹˈʌʃənz, hiː tɹˈævəld vˈaɪə ɹˈʌʃə tə dʒəpˈæn, hˌævɪŋ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz pˈɜːmɪt fɹʌm tʃˈɪjuːn sˌuːdʒɪhˈɑːɹɹə, ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi kˈɑːnsəl ɪn kˈɑːvnoʊ.
After the city was re-captured by the Russians, he travelled via Russia to Japan, having received a Japanese permit from Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese temporary consul in Kovno.