Japan to impose stricter re-entry procedures for travelers from four countries
Controls will be imposed for Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines and Peru after higher numbers of COVID-19 cases were found in arrivals from those countries.
Peru's Keiko Fujimori to be freed from prison during graft investigation
Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori will be released from prison while she is under investigation for money laundering, her lawyer said on Thursday. Peru's supreme court accepted an appeal and ruled to revoke Fujimori's 15-month jail sentence, according to her lawyer, Giulliana Loza. Fujimori will ...
Japan to extend entry ban to Russia and 13 other countries, Abe says
Japan will deny entry to foreign travelers from a further 14 countries, including Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, strengthening its border controls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. With the ban effective starting Wednesday, people ...
From Peru coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends drug trade
Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out firms affected by COVID-19. Peru's coca farmers, who grow the bushy plant used to make cocaine, say they want help, too. Prices for coca leaves sold to drug gangs have slumped 70 percent since ...
Eleven Japanese stranded in Peru by border closures imposed over the novel coronavirus left the country on a Malaysian charter plane Saturday. According to the Japanese Embassy in Lima, about 90 Japanese who entered Peru on short-term stays are still stranded there. The charter plane departed ...
Japan to expand entry ban to include U.S., China and most of Europe
Japan is planning to place an entry ban on foreign nationals who have recently been to the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe in an effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, government sources said Monday. The measure would apply ...
New Peruvian political power broker leads secretive Christian group
In Peru's capital, a group dressed in biblical-style robes, veils and sandals gathered one recent Sunday night to celebrate an unlikely victory: their congregation had overnight become a major force in Congress. One by one, a dozen of those who had run for office paraded ...
Peruvian whose arm was broken at Osaka immigration bureau sues Japan
A Japanese Peruvian sued the state on Thursday, alleging that security guards broke his arm while detaining him at the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau in 2017. The man, 46, filed the suit with the Osaka District Court, demanding about ¥2 million ($18,000) in damages. According to ...
Peru's Keiko Fujimori vows aggressive 'response to political persecution' as she's jailed again
As Peruvian authorities detained opposition leader Keiko Fujimori on Tuesday night for a new 15-month jail term, the politician published a pre-recorded video alleging "persecution" and vowing to "end her silence" on the case. A judge on Tuesday afternoon ordered her detention as prosecutors continue ...
Peru Congress fragmented by Fujimori opposition's collapse
The opposition's crushing defeat in Peru's legislative elections has left a fragmented Congress without a dominant party — but with a surprising newcomer threatening to become a serious player. Keiko Fujimori's Popular Force lost dozens of seats Sunday in the Congress it had dominated since ...
Peru's government promised on Thursday to protect the Machu Picchu sanctuary and other Inca ruins when building a new airport to serve the ancient civilization's capital of Cuzco. Machu Picchu and the Inca road system are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and the U.N. agency has ...
Indigenous Peruvians win suit to block oil exploration in their Amazon region
A Peruvian judge ruled that the government exclude an indigenous region of the Amazon near the border with Brazil from any oil exploration and exploitation, a legal group said on Wednesday, in a win for native communities that have long fought against oil and ...
