Japan–Lithuania relations the wake of the Nazi invasion. Up to 10,000 refugees were saved from this action. There is a significant close partnership between the city of Kuji and Klaipėda, established in 1989. Japan "de facto" re-recognized Lithuania on September 6, 1991 and a month later diplomatic relations were re-established between these countries. In 1997 the Embassy of Japan was established in Vilnius and in 1998 the Embassy of Lithuania was established in Tokyo. In March 2016, Japan and Lithuania agreed to cooperate on nuclear safety. In August 2016, Training Squadron vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force "Kashima", "Asagiri" and "Setoyuki"
Call of Duty: WWII days of release. On December 20, 2017, it was confirmed that the game had generated over $1 billion in revenue, making it the highest-grossing console game of the year in North America. As of January 1, 2018, "Call of Duty: WWII" reached 20.7 million players over all platforms, 12.1 million players on PlayStation 4, 7.8 million players on Xbox One, and 825,000 players on Steam. The PlayStation 4 version sold 168,234 copies within its first week on sale in Japan, making it the best-selling game of the week. Not long after "WWII" was released, a fatal incident occurred in which