After Congress rejected Fujimori 's faxed resignation , they relieved Fujimori of his duties as president and banned him from Peruvian politics for a decade . He remained in self-imposed exile in Japan , where he resided with his friend , the famous Catholic novelist Ayako Sono . Several senior Japanese politicians have supported Fujimori , partly because of his decisive action in ending the 1997 Japanese embassy crisis
Japanese embassy crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Alberto Fujimori