Sugihara's widow speaks ahead of tree planting in Lithuania

Sugihara's widow speaks ahead of tree planting in Lithuania

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Sugihara (L), widow of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, speaks to reporters Sept. 24 at Tokyo's Waseda University ahead of the planting of 250 cherry trees in Lithuania beginning next month in memory of her husband. The late Chiune Sugihara served in World War II and saved more than 6,000 Jews by issuing them transit visas to Japan against orders from Tokyo. His widow expressed concern over Japan's potential involvement in military retaliations for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, saying, ''I'm very worried about Japan being drawn into war.''

Plaque unveiled for Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

Plaque unveiled for Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) unveils a plaque commemorating Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who worked against the interests of his own country to save thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II, together with Sugihara's widow Yukiko at the Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Record Office in Tokyo on Oct. 10. Sugihara died in 1986 and five years later the ministry released an official statement aimed at recovering his honor.

Plaque unveiled for Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

Plaque unveiled for Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) unveils a plaque commemorating Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who worked against the interests of his own country to save thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II, together with Sugihara's widow Yukiko at the Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Record Office in Tokyo on Oct. 10. Sugihara died in 1986 and five years later the ministry released an official statement aimed at recovering his honor.

Sugihara's widow speaks ahead of tree planting in Lithuania

Sugihara's widow speaks ahead of tree planting in Lithuania

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Sugihara (L), widow of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, speaks to reporters Sept. 24 at Tokyo's Waseda University ahead of the planting of 250 cherry trees in Lithuania beginning next month in memory of her husband. The late Chiune Sugihara served in World War II and saved more than 6,000 Jews by issuing them transit visas to Japan against orders from Tokyo. His widow expressed concern over Japan's potential involvement in military retaliations for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, saying, ''I'm very worried about Japan being drawn into war.''