They were eventually captured and held in a Soviet prisonerofwar camp until 1947. when the Sugiharas were finally allowed to travel back to their home country. Upon his return. the Japanese Foreign Ministry dismissed him from diplomatic service and struck his name from their records because he had disobeyed their instructions. Nonetheless. Japan had honored his handwritten visas and allowed these Jewish refugees into the country. helping them to find permanent locations. Sugihara lived out the rest of his life without any acknowledgement of his heroic deeds. He worked as a doortodoor lightbulb salesman. the most menial job any person could take to support his family.
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