Online Conference about Sugihara Chiune on Dec. 9
THE HUMANITARIAN LEGACY AND LESSONS OF SUGIHARA CHIUNE - Online Conference (in English) co-organized by the Waseda University and the Embassy of Lithuania in Japan with participation of Ambassadors of Israel and Poland on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, from 15:00 till 17:00, Tokyo time. Please join the conference by YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2Mu6Knt-k-I.
Agenda:
• Opening by President of Waseda University Professor Aiji Tanaka
• Welcome addresses by Ambassador of Lithuania Gediminas VARVUOLIS, Ambassador of Israel Yaffa BEN-ARI, Ambassador of Poland Paweł MILEWSKI
• Video “Virtual excursion at Sugihara Museum in Kaunas”
• Presentation by Dr. Simonas Strelcovas (Lithuania) "Question as a test of civilization: ignore or help? Coordinates: 1939-1940. Europe, Lithuania, Kaunas."
• Presentation by Prof. Hiromi Komori "Chiune Sugihara in the educational sphere in Japan" (Waseda University)
• Closing remarks by Vice-President of Waseda University Professor Masahiko Gemma