The Kiwis broke the deadlock after just four minutes when Lance Hohaia spun out of a tackle before his sweeping pass exposed the visitors in the corner as Perrett crossed.
In that time he has managed to push through a sweeping education reform intended to tackle some of the outdated and corrupt practices which have held back Mexican education for decades.
Yet Mr Fukuda has chosen to tackle road-building issues within the context of sweeping tax reforms designed to set the state's shaky finances on a sounder footing as Japan's population both shrinks and ages.