Fujimori used her inaugural address to frame her presidency less as a set of promises and more as a stopwatch. Raising Wages, Watching the BooksOn the economic side, Fujimori announced the minimum monthly wage would climb from S/1,130 — unchanged since January 2025 — to S/1,300, roughly $350. The Economy She's InheritingWhatever Fujimori does next lands on an economy best described as stable but underwhelming, and unevenly shared. Courting WashingtonFujimori's foreign policy is arguably even more precarious than her domestic agenda. Japan's Quieter PartnershipJapan occupies a far less contested lane in Fujimori's foreign policy, helped along by family history — the Fujimoris trace their roots to Kumamoto prefecture.