Embassy of Japan, Lima
Embassy of Japan, Lima | |
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Location | Jesús María District, Lima, Peru |
Address | Avenida San Felipe 356 |
Opening | June 8, 1952 |
Website | Official website |
The Embassy of Japan in Lima is the official
The current Japanese ambassador to Peru is Kazuyuki Katayama.[1]
History
Peru and Japan first established relations in 1873, with Peru being the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic relations with the East Asian state.[2][3] The Imperial Legation that had been established in Lima was closed in 1942 due to the rupture of relations between both countries as a result of World War II.[4] It was located in the Quinta Heeren of Barrios Altos.[5]
After the end of the war, the Japanese Legation in Peru was reopened on June 8, 1952,[6] becoming the Japanese Consulate in Lima on December 26 of the same year,[7] and finally becoming the Japanese Embassy in Lima.[8]
On November 19, 2017, the embassy moved from its location of San Felipe 356 to the SkyTower757 building.[9][10] The embassy was remodeled during the late 2010s.[11]
Incidents
Furuya Incident
As a result of the large-scale Japanese immigration to Peru, the Peruvian government had to implement a limit to the number of immigrants. However, this was not implemented. As a result, a monopoly among the 22,560 Japanese nationals, accounting for 46.7% of
The Japanese legation at the time had great authority over its subjects at the time, having the capacity to forcibly remove them if necessary.[14] Nevertheless, it attempted to negotiate with the Peruvian government when it started cracking down on Japanese businesses due to their unsanitary conditions. Tokijiro Furuya, a Japanese national, managed to negotiate with Peruvian authorities and resist attempts by the Japanese Central Society so that his business could remain open.[13] The latter had been part of an attempt to try and improve the public image of the Nikkei among nationals, also cracking down on unruly businesses and attempting to avoid a monopoly or the idea among locals of the existence of one.[13]
After the Japanese Consul Shun Sato, who opposed the situation of Furuya's businesses, personally wrote a deportation request to Peruvian authorities, he received an answer by the Ministry of the Interior allowing Furuya's deportation.[14] As a result, a crowd arrived at Furuya's house and forcibly removed him, taking him to Callao to be deported to Japan aboard the Ginyo Maru.[13] The event left an unfavorable view of the Japanese by both the Peruvian government and press. The former expected the Consul to resign due to his poor handling of the situation, which did not happen.[13]
1940 Lima riots
In 1940, a series of
Internal conflict in Peru
During the
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
In December 1996, terrorists from the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement stormed the residence of the Japanese ambassador, Morihisa Aoki,[17] and held the attendees of a party celebrating the birthday of emperor Akihito hostage for several months in what became known as the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. The situation would end with the execution of Operation Chavín de Huántar, a successful raid by the Peruvian Armed Forces on April 22, 1997.[18]
The location of the former embassy implicated in the hostage crisis was eventually demolished in October of the same year, starting on the 14th,[19] with only the outside walls remaining.[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Curriculum". Embajada del Japón en el Perú.
- ^ "Reseña Histórica: Japón-Perú (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales Perú - Japon". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
- ISBN 978-9972-42-634-6.
- ^ Cayetano, José (2023-06-19). "El prometido regreso a la vida de tres casonas históricas de Lima". El Comercio.
- ^ "14 在ペルー日本国大使館". 国会からの検査要請事項に関する報告(検査要請).
- ^ "法律第三百三十二号(昭二七・一二・二六)". House of Representatives (Japan).
- ^ Hasegawa, Hayato (2010). 岸内閣の対外経済戦略におけるラテン・アメリカ: 日本人海外移民政策を利用した対中南米経済外交の模索 (PDF) (in Japanese). Hitotsubashi University. p. 158.
- ^ "在ペルー日本国大使館の移転について". Embajada del Japón en el Perú.
- ^ "Restricción temporal en los trámites consulares por el traslado de la Oficina de la Embajada del Japón en el Perú". Embajada del Japón en el Perú.
- ^ "Visita a la Obra de la Nueva Sede de la Embajada del Japón en el Perú (30 de mayo)". Embajada del Japón en el Perú. 2019-06-06.
- ^ Kunimoto, Iyo (1979). Kojima, Reiya (ed.). 「戦前期における中南米移民と排日運動」『日本帝国主義と東アジア』 (in Japanese). アジア経済研究所.
- ^ hdl:10150/628046.
- ^ a b 日本人ペルー移住史・ペルー国における日系人社会 (in Japanese). 在ペルー日系人社会実態調査委員会. 1969.
- ^ "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. p. 952.
- ^ "25 heridos al estallar en Lima un coche bomba ante la embajada japonesa". El País. 1992-12-29.
- ^ Relea, Francesc (1997-08-04). "Las explosivas revelaciones del embajador japonés". El País.
- ^ Castro Ganoza, Mario (2011-12-12). "Embajador japonés ex rehén del MRTA: "El día que nos liberaron volví a nacer"". El Comercio.
- ^ "DERRIBO DE LA EMBAJADA JAPONESA EN LIMA". El País. 1997-10-14.
- ^ "Así luce la residencia del embajador de Japón a 20 años del rescate". RPP Noticias. 2017-04-21.