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Peru's presidential election remains too close to call with neither leftist Roberto Sanchez (left) nor conservative Keiko Fujimori having a clear lead after 96.27% of the ballots having been counted.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Peru election remains on knife edge between Fujimori and Sanchez
No candidate has emerged with a clear lead despite 96.27% of the vote ?having been counted.
A woman holding a Peruvian flag reading "I love you, Peru" stands in front of riot police during a protest outside the offices of the ONPE in Lima on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
Counting continues in Peru election as runoff with Fujimori seems likely
With none of the leading presidential candidates anywhere near the 50% required to win outright, a June 7 ?runoff appears highly likely, prolonging political uncertainty.
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori casts her vote in Lima on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
Peru election marred by delays as conservatives lead early count
Early official results showed former congresswoman Keiko Fujimori narrowly in the lead, closely followed by right-wing former ?Lima mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga.
Peruvian presidential candidate of the People¡¯s Force party, Keiko Fujimori, at an event in Lima on on Feb. 23
WORLD / Politics
Mar 10, 2026
Two lead Peru¡¯s presidential race, but most voters undecided, poll finds
Roughly two-fifths of those polled either declined to choose a candidate or do not plan on voting in the first place, a Datum Internacional poll found.
Peruvian President Jose Jeri testifies before a congressional committee to address undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, a case that has intensified scrutiny over his government's transparency and accountability, in Lima on Jan. 21.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2026
Scandal tests Peru¡¯s China ties as U.S. scrutiny intensifies
The controversy ?has coincided with a stepped-up U.S. influence campaign in the region aimed at curtailing China¡¯s deep ties in Latin America.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 9, 2022
Peru¡¯s presidential curse will prove hard to lift despite Pedro Castillo¡¯s ouster
Peru¡¯s first female president, Dina Boluarte, will need to tread carefully to avoid her recent predecessors¡¯ fates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 2, 2022
In Peru¡¯s hills, an artisanal miner boom frustrates Big Copper¡¯s plans
The rise of artisanal copper mining ¡ª driven by high global metal prices and sustained by a messy government permitting system ¡ª is threatening billions in new investments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2021
Another pink tide? Latin America¡¯s left galvanized by rising star in Peru
A new shift to the left in Latin America could impact the balance of diplomacy with the United States and China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 31, 2017
Jailed Peruvian ex-President Fujimori rallied loyalists to save Kuczynski from impeachment
As Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski scrambled to survive a bid in Congress to oust him in the wake of a graft scandal, his jailed authoritarian predecessor, Alberto Fujimori, called on his loyalists in Congress to save the head of state.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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