Japanese man taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia

Japanese man taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia - Photographed on June 22, 2010, is the workplace in southwestern Colombia of a Japanese horticulturalist, Masao Tsutsui, who reportedly was kidnapped by left-wing guerillas in March. The captors, called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, are demanding ransom for the immigrant from Japan, who went missing after leaving the place, according to sources.

Chinese Guerilla School

Chinese Guerilla School

Early in the morning, students gather in front of a picture of Sun Yat-Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic. They salute the national flag and listen to a lecture about the latest war news. Date: 1937-1945

Japanese man taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia

Japanese man taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia - Photographed on June 22, 2010, is the workplace in southwestern Colombia of a Japanese horticulturalist, Masao Tsutsui, who reportedly was kidnapped by left-wing guerillas in March. The captors, called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, are demanding ransom for the immigrant from Japan, who went missing after leaving the place, according to sources. (Kyodo)

Peru marks 20th anniv. of end to hostage crisis at Japan envoy house

Peru marks 20th anniv. of end to hostage crisis at Japan envoy house

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, shown in this photo taken in Lima in December 2014, took to Twitter on April 20, 2017 to praise the operation he ordered to rescue hostages taken by leftist guerillas at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in the Peruvian capital in 1997, two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the event. The operation to end the four-month-long hostage crisis resulted in the rescue of 71 hostages and the deaths of one hostage, two soldiers and the guerillas. Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence for human rights violations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Peru marks 20th anniv. of end to hostage crisis at Japan envoy house

Peru marks 20th anniv. of end to hostage crisis at Japan envoy house

The Peruvian military holds a ceremony outside a real-size replica (R) of the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Lima on April 20, 2017, ahead of the 20th anniversary two days later of the end to a four-month-long hostage crisis at the residence. The replica, open to the public as a museum, was built during the crisis to train soldiers in freeing hostages held by leftist guerillas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo