text: Japan 's Hashimoto leaves Brazil for Peru . BRASILIA 1996-08-26 Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto left Brasilia on Monday for Lima , the penultimate stop on a 10-day Latin American tour , a Brazilian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said . Hashimoto , who has already visited Mexico and Chile , spent three days in Brazil . After Peru , he was due to go to Costa Rica .