Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori dies at age 86
Alberto Fujimori, the disgraced former Peruvian president and strongman who died Wednesday in Lima at age 86, had deep connections to Japan, where he lived from 2000 to 2005 to avoid extradition back to Peru over charges of corruption.
In November 2000, Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, fled to Japan amid corruption charges after a close aide was caught accepting a bribe. Afterward, the Peruvian Congress stripped him of his presidency.
Peruvian authorities issued a warrant for his arrest and called for Japan to return him for trial.
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