NAGOYA, Japan -- Hundreds of Israelis have canceled trips to central Japan, home of the birthplace of a man who helped thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust, as the Israel-Hamas war forces them to reconsider travel.
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Birthplace of 'Japan's Schindler' sees tourism falter amid Israel-Hamas war
Visits to Chiune Sugihara memorial were growing before conflict broke out
Students from the Hebrew University in Israel visited the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Hall, in his birth prefecture of Gifu, in September. (Photo courtesy of Chiune Sugihara Memorial Hall)
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