Japan said it asked Peru on March 17 to ensure a fair trial for Peru's disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who is being tried on murder and kidnapping charges in the South American country.

Peru's President Alan Garcia. AP PHOTO

Fujimori — who also holds Japanese citizenship — is on trial accused of bribery, misuse of government funds and sanctioning death-squad killings during his decade-long rule, which ended in 2000.

Peru's President Alan Garcia was in Japan on a three-day visit to discuss trade, and other international and bilateral issues.

During the March 17 talks, Yasuo Fukuda and Garcia agreed to cooperate to step up efforts to deal with climate change and to start talks aimed at establishing a free-trade accord.