The Embassy of Peru in Japan (Japanese: 駐日ペルー大使館; Spanish: Embajada del Perú en Japón) represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the Republic of Peru in Japan. The chancery is located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo. The embassy operates two consulates general in Tokyo[a] and Nagoya.[b]
The current Peruvian ambassador to Japan is Roberto Seminario.
Both countries established relations in 1873,[4][5] and 790 Japanese immigrants arrived to Peru 20 years later in 1899.[4] Over time, Peru's Japanese population has become the second largest in Latin America after Brazil.
During the early 20th century, Peru had consulates in Tokyo, Kobe and Osaka.[6] These were closed after Peru severed relations with Japan in January 1942 due to the Attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.[7] Relations were reestablished after the treaty of San Francisco, and legations between both countries were reopened between 1952 and 1955, being followed in 1956 by an exchange of embassies.[8]
A consulate-general in Nagoya opened in 2008.[9]
Consulate-General of Peru in Tokyo[c] | |
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Consul-General | Period |
Edgar Eduardo Gómez-Sánchez Gutti | until 2002[10] |
Carlos Alberto Yrigoyen Forno | 2002–2003[11] |
Héctor Francisco Matallana Martínez | 2004–2007[12][13] |
Edgar Eduardo Fernando Gómez-Sánchez Gutti | 2007–2011[14] |
Julio Arturo Cárdenas Velarde | 2011–2014[15] |
Jorge Arturo Jallo Sandoval | 2014–2019[16] |
Alexis Paul Aquino Albengrin | 2019–2021[17] |
Anne Maeda Ikehata | 2021–present[17] |
Consulate-General of Peru in Nagoya[d] | |
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Consul-General | Period |
Eduardo Manuel Alfredo Llosa Larrabure | 2008[18] |
Luis Gilberto Mendívil Canales | 2008–2010[19] |
Carlos Alberto Ríos Segura (interim) | 2010–2011[20] |
Gustavo Adolfo Peña Chamot | 2011–2017[21] |
Antonio Pedro Miranda Sisniegas | 2017–2022[22] |
Julissa de Jesús Alegre (interim) | 2022[23] |
Luis Alfredo Espinoza Aguilar | 2022–present[24] |