At a 1996 party in Lima honoring this Asian emperor, a Marxist group invaded & took hostages
The American Ambassador, Dennis Jett, had left the party early, but... [DOC] [TLE] Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Topics [PAR] The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on 17 December 1996 in Lima , 
Peru, when ... were attending a party at the official residence of the Japanese 
ambassador to Peru, Morihisa Aoki , in celebration of Emperor Akihito 's 63rd 
birthday.