The Great Fire of Smyrna occurred at the end of the Greco-Turkish War when victorious Turkish troops set the Greek port city of Smyrna ablaze. There were many Allied ships in the harbor, but none of them made a move to help the fleeing Greeks and Armenians (and even prevented them from boarding) due to their "neutral" status.
Except for a Japanese ship whose (unidentified) captain dumped all its cargo overboard, packed the ship with as many refugees as possible, and whisked them away to the safety of a nearby port city. (More info:
http://www.greece.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=82)
...See where I'm going here? And why I want something about Japan being the captain of that ship and Greece being one of the refugees he rescues? And why I went "D'aww..." while reading about that "Japanese hero"?
Bonus:
- Greece is found in a half-drowned stupor and Japan has to give him CPR. While furiously telling himself that it does not count as his first kiss.
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