[2][3] The Imperial Legation that had been established in Lima was closed in 1942 due to the rupture of relations between both countries as a result of World War II.

[14] As a result, a crowd arrived at Furuya's house and forcibly removed him, taking him to Callao to be deported to Japan aboard the Ginyo Maru.

The district of Jesus Maria was notably targeted due to its larger Japanese population, with the entire event causing an estimated loss of S/.7 million.

The situation would end with the execution of Operation Chavín de Huántar, a successful raid by the Peruvian Armed Forces on April 22, 1997.

[18] The location of the former embassy implicated in the hostage crisis was eventually demolished in October of the same year, starting on the 14th,[19] with only the outside walls remaining.