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Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet at the Government Palace in Lima on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2026
Fujimori sworn in, giving Peru shot to break cycle of chaos
She becomes the ninth president in a decade where every leader since the 1990s has been impeached, imprisoned or targeted in criminal investigations.
Peruvian President-elect Keiko Fujimori attends a news conference in Lima on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2026
Fujimori legacy shows limits of Trump¡¯s push against China in Peru
Keiko Fujimori will have to navigate her father¡¯s legacy as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to reassert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
Voters check registration lists outside of a polling station during the runoff election in Lima on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Peru¡¯s diaspora emerges as tie-breaker in razor-edge presidential race
It¡¯s become almost a norm that in the South American nation of 34 million people just tens of thousands of votes can determine the president.
Roberto Sanchez (left) and Keiko Fujimori during a debate ahead of the runoff election, in Lima on May 31
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
Peru¡¯s economic miracle is at stake as voters head to polls
The Latin American nation remains one of the region¡¯s fastest-growing economies, with growth outpacing most of its peers and a stable currency.
Peruvian presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori (left) and Roberto Sanchez will face one another in a runoff election on June 7.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Fujimori and Sanchez officially declared Peru¡¯s runoff candidates
Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the late Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, is making her fourth bid for the presidency as a pro-business conservative candidate.
Women check for their polling station during the general election in San Pablo de Tushmo, near Pucallpa, Uyacali region, Peru, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
Peru extends voting for president and congress amid delays at polling sites
The election quickly descended into confusion as many voters lined up Sunday morning only to find that ballots had not arrived.
¡®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.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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