31.   The two other mediators -- Canadian Ambassador Anthony Vincent and Michel Minnig of the International Red Cross -- met Thursday with the MRTA command inside the Japanese residence.

32.   The United States has had little to say about the hostage crisis, which began when members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement stormed the Japanese official residence.

33.   Vincent would then be allowed back into the Japanese residence alone, the German spokesman said.

34.   Vincent would then be allowed back into the Japanese residence alone, the spokesman said.

35.   Meanwhile, the rebels inside the Japanese residence raised a banner celebrating the birthday of their founder, Victor Polay Campos.

36.   Peruvian lawmakers had a shouting match on Friday about the hostage crisis in the Japanese diplomatic residence as opposition members demanded information on negotiations to end it peacefully.

37.   Rubberneckers from Lima have begun stopping by the Japanese residence and the spot has become a tourist destination for visitors from Canada, Japan and the United States.

38.   Security was tightened around the Japanese residence in an elegant Lima neighborhood where hundreds of machine gun-toting police have cordoned off about four blocks around the compound.

39.   Security remained tight around the Japanese residence in an elegant Lima neighborhood where hundreds of machine gun-toting police have cordoned off about four blocks around the compound.

40.   Sightseers from Lima have begun stopping by the Japanese residence and the spot has become a tourist destination for visitors from Canada, Japan and the United States.