An article in the American Historical Review questioned the record of Holocaust rescuer Chiune Sugihara and strongly criticized Yad Vashem for honoring him.

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko saved 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust, risking their careers and their lives.

Israel has named a street in the coastal city of Netanya after the late Japanese diplomat Chiune Sempo Sugihara, who worked to save Jews fleeing the Nazis in the Holocaust.