Oh and if you want another Peru-Japan connection Martinb, Peru had an ex-president of Japanese descent. Alberto Fujimori. Basically a dictator. He's in jail like (or house arrest) comically tragic, about 5 of Peru's last 6 ex presidents.
Human rights abuses, murder, kidnapping, embezzlement, abuse of power, bribery and corruption - the main charges against him! He fled to Japan, which wouldn't agree to Peru's extradition orders, but then foolishly he travelled to Chile, and the Chileans sent him on to Peru for his gaol time.
The Marxist rebel group Shining Path took over the Japanese Embassy in Lima during his reign. Was a months long seige and when the army eventually stormed the place, 'none of the rebels surrendered'. Sounds like they were basically executed inside the building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori
His daughter Keiko has almost been President a few times. She's also a hugely divisie figure. Latin American politics never a dull moment.
Human rights abuses, murder, kidnapping, embezzlement, abuse of power, bribery and corruption - the main charges against him! He fled to Japan, which wouldn't agree to Peru's extradition orders, but then foolishly he travelled to Chile, and the Chileans sent him on to Peru for his gaol time.
The Marxist rebel group Shining Path took over the Japanese Embassy in Lima during his reign. Was a months long seige and when the army eventually stormed the place, 'none of the rebels surrendered'. Sounds like they were basically executed inside the building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori
His daughter Keiko has almost been President a few times. She's also a hugely divisie figure. Latin American politics never a dull moment.