Peru's Machu Picchu, Fukushima village to sign friendship pact

Toshikazu Oshiyama (L), head of Otama village, Fukushima Prefecture, shakes hands with Peruvian Ambassador to Japan Elard Escala at a press conference in the northeastern Japanese village on Sept. 3, 2015. The two sides announced a friendship agreement will be signed in Peru in October between Otama and Machu Picchu village, known for its Incan citadel ruins. The first Machu Picchu headman was said to be a man named Yokichi Nouchi hailing from the Japanese village. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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