Fujimori is ruled Japanese

Tokyo - Japan said yesterday that Peru's disgraced former president, Mr Alberto Fujimori, has Japanese nationality, a status …

Tokyo - Japan said yesterday that Peru's disgraced former president, Mr Alberto Fujimori, has Japanese nationality, a status that allows him to stay in the land of his ancestors and probably avoid facing investigators in Peru.

The decision also raises the prospect of a diplomatic row if Lima's new government asks Tokyo to hand over the former president to face an inquiry into the scandals that sent him out of office.

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