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PERU

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 13 deaths reported
The initial quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks in the following hour, according to the Geophysics Institute of Ecuador.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land
Displaced by decades of war, the Siekopai Indigenous peoples eke out a living doing odd jobs as they fight to return to their home in the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2022
Caught in the crossfire, Peru protest deaths keep anger burning
The arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has triggered an outpouring of anger and resulted in protests which have seen 22 people killed, the youngest just 15.
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 / Politics
Dec 8, 2022
Peru’s president tried to dissolve Congress. By day’s end, he was arrested.
In a cinematic conclusion to Pedro Castillo's tenure as leader of Peru, the leftist was arrested after he attempted to dissolve Congress in a desperate bid to cling to power.
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 — driven by high global metal prices and sustained by a messy government permitting system — is threatening billions in new investments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 13, 2022
Inflation is upending politics in the most unequal region on Earth
From Mexico to Brazil, persistently high inflation is widening the gap between rich and poor, stoking political upheaval that could be a foretaste of what lies ahead the world over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2022
Tsunami models underestimated shockwave from Tonga eruption
Forecasting models and warning systems, designed primarily to assess earthquake-triggered waves, did not account for the boosting effects of the shockwave.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2021
Brazil beats Peru to move into Copa America final
Brazil has won the Copa America every time it hosted the tournament and in the early part of Monday's match showed exactly why it's favored to do so again.
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
Jun 11, 2021
'People have awakened': Peru's Pedro Castillo closes in on election win
Keiko Fujimori, facing her own renewed legal woes on Thursday, has not conceded, and is seeking to annul some 500,000 votes which she says are suspicious, albeit with scant evidence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2021
In Peru's hinterland, a town battles world's worst COVID-19 outbreak
Peru this week almost tripled its official death toll to over 180,000 using revised figures, making it by far the highest in the world per capita.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2020
2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru
The etching is believed to be older than any of the prehistoric geoglyphs previously unearthed at Nazca.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2020
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.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2020
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2020
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2020
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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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