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ALBERTO

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2016
Peru rejects new request to pardon imprisoned Fujimori
The centrist government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said Friday that it has rejected a new request to free imprisoned former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori filed by a supporter because it did not meet basic requirements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2016
Peru to vote on returning a Fujimori to presidential palace
Less than a decade after Peru imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, voters will decide on Sunday whether to put his 41-year-old daughter back in the presidential palace, where she once served as his first lady.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2016
Poll predicts Fujimori win in pending Peru presidential runoff election
Peruvian presidential contender Keiko Fujimori is seen beating rival Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in the June 5 runoff election, according to an Ipsos poll released on Sunday, consolidating the lead she had gained in recent weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Sibling rivalry with lawmaker brother threatens Fujimori's bid ahead of Peru vote
A spat between presidential contender Keiko Fujimori and her younger brother over the future leadership of the political movement they inherited from their ex-president father could cost her key votes in Peru's tight June 5 run-off election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
Keiko Fujimori heads to Peru runoff presidential poll after bagging most first-round votes
Keiko Fujimori won the first round of Peru's presidential election on Sunday, though the race to be her opponent in the June runoff was locked in a virtual tie between two contenders, three exit polls showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2016
Daughter of former strongman Fujimori favored in first round of Peruvian presidential vote
Peruvians are expected to favor Keiko Fujimori in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, although critical voters who have not forgiven the authoritarian rule of her father are likely to ensure a June runoff.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2016
Fujimori manages to stay in lead ahead of Peru election
With a surname that sparks fury among some Peruvians and inspires adoration among others, center-right presidential contender Keiko Fujimori has managed to stay atop a turbulent field of candidates ahead of Sunday's election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2016
Peru's Guzman seeks foreign allies in fight for presidential ticket
Julio Guzman said on Thursday he was rallying international support for his bid to be reinstated as a candidate for Peru's presidency after the electoral board barred him on a technicality one month before the election.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / THE DOPING EPIDEMIC
Aug 11, 2015
Conte says coverup protected big stars at Seoul Games
Years before he made the decision to 'go down the slippery slope,' and provide performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, BALCO founder Victor Conte, a standout triple jumper in high school, made a name for himself as a self-made expert.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / THE DOPING EPIDEMIC
Aug 7, 2015
Conte says top officials hindering fight against doping
BALCO founder Victor Conte worked on the 'dark side' when his San Francisco Bay Area company supplied performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes, including sprinter Marion Jones and MLB home-run king Barry Bonds. That's how Conte has frequently described those years at the start of the 21st century.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / THE DOPING EPIDEMIC
Aug 4, 2015
Conte expects Salazar to be banned
Several weeks before doping allegations of epic proportions brought widespread media attention over the weekend, Alberto Salazar's name was at the center of serious doping allegations that also triggered major coverage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2015
Peruvian women seek state apology over forced sterilization under Fujimori
In the 1990s, government health workers went from door to door to coax, cajole and bully women in a farming community in Peru's highlands to come with them for free medical treatment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2015
At 1994 Argentina bomb site, deja vu and fading hope for justice
Anita Weinstein was on the second floor of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, when the ceiling and walls collapsed from the force of a truck bomb outside.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 3, 2015
JFA fires embattled manager Aguirre
Javier Aguirre was fired as Japan's national team manager on Tuesday after a match-fixing case naming him as a defendant was accepted by a Spanish court.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 11, 2014
Aguirre embraces 'massive challenge' as Japan's new soccer boss
Javier Aguirre has vowed to rise to the challenge of qualifying Japan for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after the former Mexico and Espanyol boss was unveiled as new manager of the national soccer team on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 30, 2014
Tokyo: What can Japan learn from its dismal World Cup experience?
In the wake of Japan's early exit from the competition, Mark Buckton went looking for answers about what went wrong.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 28, 2014
Stojkovic denies being approached about managing Japan
Former Nagoya Grampus boss Dragan Stojkovic on Friday denied a report he has been approached by the Japan Football Association about the vacant national team coach's job following the resignation of Italian Alberto Zaccheroni.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 26, 2014
Results show Japan still far from ready for prime time
There are few if any positives to take from Japan's hugely disappointing World Cup campaign, but the team must make sure that the lessons of Brazil do not go unheeded.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2014
Zaccheroni left with regrets
Coach Alberto Zaccheroni conceded he must share the blame for Japan's failure to make their mark at the two most important competitions of his four-year tenure after the Samurai Blue were dumped out of the World Cup in the first round on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2014
Power play 'not in Japan's DNA,' admits Zaccheroni
Clearly feeling the heat as the sun looks ready to set on Japan's World Cup, coach Alberto Zaccheroni has defended his decision to deploy power-play tactics, but conceded his players have struggled to adapt because it is "not in their DNA."
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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