Embassy of Japan, Lima
| Embassy of Japan | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jesús María District, Lima, Peru |
| Address | Avenida San Felipe 356 |
| Opening | June 8, 1952 |
| Website | Official website |
The Embassy of Japan in Lima (Japanese: 在ペルー日本国大使館; Spanish: Embajada del Japón en el Perú) is the official diplomatic mission of Japan to the Republic of Peru.
The current Japanese ambassador to Peru is Kazuyuki Katayama.[1]
History
Peru and Japan first established diplomatic relations in 1873, with Peru being the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic relations with the East Asian state.[2][3]
20th century
The Imperial Legation in Lima was closed in 1942 due to the rupture of relations between both countries as a result of World War II.[4] It had previously occupied the Quinta Heeren of Barrios Altos,[5] after which it had moved to the Casa Menchaca of the Paseo Colón, built in 1920 and designed by French architect Claude Sahut, known for its azulejos.[6]
After the end of the war, the Legation in Peru was reopened on June 8, 1952,[7] becoming a Consulate on December 26 of the same year,[8] and finally being upgraded to an Embassy.[9]
During the internal conflict in Peru, like other embassies, the embassy was targeted, as it was affected by a series of embassy bombings that took place on February 21, 1986 and also targeted the Chinese, German, Romanian, Spanish, Chilean and Argentine embassies.[10] It was again targeted in 1992 with a car bomb that wounded 25 people when it exploded.[11]
21st century
The embassy, located in a traditional house in Jesús María, was revamped during a five-year period.[12] For this reason, its offices temporarily moved to Magdalena del Mar District, functioning at the 15th and 16th floors of the SkyTower757 building, located at number 757 of Javier Prado Oeste Avenue. This move took place on November 18–19, 2017.[13] With the new building concluded, the embassy moved again to its original address starting on March 21, 2021, and concluding on the 28th.[14]
Residence
The embassy's residence is located at the intersection of Salaverry and Javier Prado Oeste avenues, in San Isidro, an upper-class district of Lima.
Hostage crisis
In 1974, the Japanese government acquired a palace in San Isidro District built in 1942 by Antenor Rizo-Patrón Araoz for his wife, Graciela Basurco Gonzáles,[15] to serve as the embassy's residence. The building was located at number 210 of Tomás Edison street, at the street's corner with Barcelona street,[16][17] and was sold to the Japanese by the couple's children.[18]
In December 1996, terrorists from the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement stormed the residence of the Japanese ambassador, Morihisa Aoki,[19] 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.[20]
The 6,223 m2 location of the former embassy implicated in the hostage crisis was eventually demolished in October of the same year, starting on the 13th,[21] with only the outside walls remaining.[17] The terrain was sold to a local company in 2012, with an employee claiming in 2022 that there were no plans to use it for the foreseeable future.[22]
List of representatives
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.
- ^ Novak, Fabián (2004). Las relaciones entre el Perú y Alemania (1828–2003) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo Editorial PUCP. 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.
- ^ Almanaque de El Comercio (in Spanish). Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A. 1931. p. 335.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Biffi, Pablo (2022-04-22). "Túneles, espías, sangre y fuego: así fue la recaptura de la embajada de Japón en Lima". Clarín.
- ^ Biffi, Pablo (2022-04-22). "Túneles, espías, sangre y fuego: así fue la recaptura de la embajada de Japón en Lima". Clarín.
- ^ a b "Así luce la residencia del embajador de Japón a 20 años del rescate". RPP Noticias. 2017-04-21.
- ^ Jara, Umberto (2022). Secretos del túnel: 126 días de cautiverio en la residencia del Embajador del Japón (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Planeta Perú. p. 16. ISBN 9786123197575.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Los recuerdos de la crisis con rehenes en la embajada japonesa en Perú comienzan a desvanecerse". Jiji Press. 2022-04-21 – via Nippon.com.