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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2018
Preferential visa system to be extended to foreign fourth-generation Japanese
The preferential visa program for foreign descendants of Japanese will be extended to the fourth generation this summer, the Justice Ministry says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 22, 2018
Peru's president offers to resign on eve of impeachment
Peru's center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation on Wednesday after vote-buying allegations ensnared him in a fresh scandal on the eve of an impeachment vote, capping months of political turmoil in one of Latin America's most stable economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2018
Peru opposition alleges vote 'buying' to keep President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in power
Peru's biggest opposition party released audio and video recordings late on Tuesday in which supporters of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appear to offer lawmakers public works projects in exchange for help defeating an impeachment motion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2018
Peru court orders ex-President Alberto Fujimori to stand trial for 1992 mass killing
A Peruvian court ordered former President Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon for a different crime.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018
Son of Alberto Fujimori breaks with the opposition and says he will back Peruvian president
The youngest son of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said on Wednesday that he would form a new political group to support the executive branch as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his center-right government grow increasingly isolated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018
Freeing of Fujimori in Peru was partly aimed at boosting presidential prospects of his son, source says
Three months before he granted Alberto Fujimori a pardon on medical grounds, Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski met the jailed former president's son, lawmaker Kenji Fujimori, to discuss his release, a source close to the president said.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2017
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori taken from prison to hospital after heart irregularity
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori was rushed from prison to a local hospital by ambulance late Saturday after suffering a severe drop in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm that put him at risk of dying, Fujimori's doctor said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2017
Remains of 20th-century Chinese laborers found at ancient pyramid in Peruvian capital
Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history — the remains of 16 Chinese laborers from around the turn of the 19th century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2017
Indigenous group seizes Peru oil field facilities
Indigenous people living on Peru's largest oil field concession have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy Corp. demanding that the government apply an indigenous rights law before signing a new contract with the Canadian company, a tribal chieftain said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017
Peruvian family facing deportation files lawsuit seeking special permission to remain in Japan
A Peruvian mother and her two teenage children filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking special permission to stay in Japan, claiming that deportation would harm the children, who were born and raised in Japan.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2017
Peru may cut diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest vote for constitution rewrite assembly
Peru may sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela to protest Sunday's election of a legislative superbody in the country that has been widely criticized as undemocratic, Peruvian Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2017
Old foes, former Peruvian leaders Humala and Fujimori now incarcerated at same prison
Ollanta Humala, Peru's former left-leaning president who was ordered to spend 18 months in pre-trial detention, on Friday was moved to a prison built for his longtime foe, the ex-autocratic leader Alberto Fujimori.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
Peru holds promise for Japanese trade and investment, ambassador Harold Forsyth says
Following the announcement last week of a free trade deal between Japan and the European Union, Harold Forsyth, Peruvian Ambassador to Japan, vowed Wednesday to strengthen trade ties between Japan and Peru.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2017
Peru taps 3-D tech to re-create face of mummified, tattooed high priestess who died 1,700 years ago
She died in her 20s some 1,700 years ago, and is believed to have ruled over a desert valley in ancient Peru where her elaborately tattooed body was buried with weapons and gold objects.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 10, 2017
Collector Sofia Pichihua: 'Follow your dreams and do not fear failure'
'CardCaptor Sakura' fan on collecting memorabilia and visiting Akihabara.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2017
Lima service recalls victims of fatal hostage crisis 20 years ago
A 20th anniversary remembrance service was held in Lima Sunday for those caught up in the four-month hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence in 1996.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2017
Peruvian police rescue rare Galapagos tortoises from Europe-bound traffickers
Peruvian police rescued 27 baby Galapagos tortoises, a highly endangered species, from a group of traffickers trying to take them to Europe, authorities said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2017
Abe mulls easing immigration for kin of Japanese emigrants to South America
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday hinted he was willing to expand the scope of young Japanese-Brazilians eligible for preferential visa status to speed their emigration to labor-hungry Japan.
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.

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