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Actor makes documentary on Japanese who helped Jews escape Holocaust

London-based Japanese actor Junichi Kajioka (R) talks about his documentary film, "Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Future," featuring Akira Kitade (L), on Aug. 3, 2016, in Tokyo. The film focuses on individuals who helped Jews escape from Nazi persecution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Study on "Sugihara Survivors" published in English

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on June 12, 2014, in Tokyo shows Akira Kitade, a former official of the semigovernmental Japan National Tourism Organization who has issued an English-language version of his research on Jews' wartime escape from Nazi persecution via Japan. Kitade holds the book, "Visas of Life and the Epic Journey -- How the Sugihara Survivors Reached Japan." (Kyodo)

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Rugby: Japan's World Cup squad

Photo taken Aug. 19, 2019, shows Takuya Kitade at Japan national team training. Kitade was named to the host country's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Aug. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo