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Tatsuo Osako
Tatsuo Osako (大迫 辰雄 ''Ōsako Tatsuo''; 1917–2003), of Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Japan was a citizen of the Empire of Japan, Japanese Empire during World War II who is most notable for transporting Jews to safety. He worked as a clerk for the tourism bureau in Tsuruga, Fukui, Tsuruga, a port city in Japan. His role involved aiding refugees, particularly Jewish and other Europeans, who were traveling from Vladivostok, Russia's Pacific port, to Japan before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor bombing. In his capacity as the ship's escort and clerk, he distributed funds provided by Jewish organizations to assist the refugees. He escorted over 2,000 Jews who came from Germany, German-occupied countries from Vladivostok, Russia to Tsuruga, Fukui, Tsuruga, Japan. Many of them continued from Japan on to the United States. These refugees had transit visas issued by Chiune Sugihara, who is often referred to as the Japanese Oskar Schindler, Schindler. Osako's work and a photo album h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km2. The city has an area of . Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at , Inage Beach, the first artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
