Peruvian Migration to Japan

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Author
Macchiavello, Luis J.
Date issued
April 2004
Subject
Remittance;
Economy;
Migration and Migrant;
Globalization and Regionalization
Country
Peru;
Japan
Category
Discussion Papers
This document is about Peruvian Japanese migration. Peru was the first country in Latin America to establish diplomatic relations with Japan, and the tenth in the world. At that time just 14 countries had this kind of links with Japan. The Japanese migration started in 1899. Peru was also the first country in Latin America to receive those migrant Japanese citizens. The first Japanese foreign investment venture took place in Peru in 1889.