National Jul 29, 2013

Indonesia eel hot item for smugglers

Japan is steeped in century-old rituals where people traditionally eat grilled freshwater eel on “doyo no ushi no hi,” the day customarily dedicated to eating eel. Eel day fell on July 22 this year, but concern over dwindling stocks in Japan is growing, with ...

National Aug 19, 2011

Indonesians to get book on Japanese freedom fighter

The Indonesian-language version of a Japanese book depicting the little-known story of a Japanese man who fought for Indonesia’s freedom will be published next month. The book is “Zanryu Nihon-hei no Shinjitsu” (“The True Story of a Japanese Soldier Who Stayed Behind”), written by ...

National Jul 5, 2010

Java ship seeks ancient Japan ties

JAKARTA — A ship representing the spirit of the ancient Majapahit Kingdom on Java Island set sail Sunday from Jakarta on a 9,000-km voyage to Japan and other countries to celebrate the sailing history of the Majapahit Kingdom and the historical relationship between Majapahit ...

National Apr 5, 2010

Indonesians seek flexibility in exam for foreign nurses

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s nursing association has called on the Japanese government to be more flexible in the national nursing exam so more foreign nurses can pass it and work in the nation. Achir Yani, president of the Indonesian National Nurses’ Association, made the call ...

National Dec 9, 2009

Jakarta slams lack of CO2 progress

JAKARTA — With the much-awaited Copenhagen climate change talks having started Monday, Indonesia, the world’s third-highest emitter of greenhouse gases, has criticized Japan and other rich countries for hiding behind the United States’ failure to commit to carbon dioxide cuts and not yet expressing ...

National Sep 9, 2009

Japanese recounts role fighting to free Indonesia

SIDOMULYO VILLAGE, Indonesia — Rahmat Shigeru Ono enjoyed his dinner of fried noodles, mixed sauteed vegetables and a spicy boiled egg. For most of his life he has eaten Indonesian dishes and he’s used to it, except that it must be accompanied by an ...

National Apr 17, 2009

Explorer sails Black Current to trace ancestors

KAMPONG LAMBE, Indonesia — A Tokyo surgeon this week set off from Indonesia on a 100-day voyage to trace one of the paths believed taken by ancestors of the Japanese some 3,000 to 10,000 years ago. Departing from Kampong Lambe, a small fishing hamlet ...

National Mar 25, 2009

Indonesian caregivers in Japan encourage compatriots

JAKARTA (Kyodo) News and e-mail messages from Indonesian nurses working in hospitals and nursing facilities in Japan have encouraged their colleagues to seek similar opportunities. Dyana, 30, and Endah Trisnawati, 25, are among them. Last Friday, along with 300 other nurses, they took a ...

National Jan 9, 2009

'Tempura tech' turns Indonesia coal into energy source

SATUI, Indonesia (Kyodo) Takuo Shigehisa loves to cook, and tempura is one of his favorite dishes. But the 53-year-old Shigehisa never expected that his love of cooking would lead him to discover a technology that applies the same principle that makes tempura crispy to ...

National Dec 26, 2008

On Borneo, indigenous women earn a pittance weaving rattan for Japan

It is almost 11 a.m. and Ati has already been working with rattan peels for four hours. Yet, even though the pay is low, Ati, who like many Indonesians goes by a single name, maintains complete concentration while weaving a piece of rattan carpet ...

National Jun 13, 2008

Japan holds promise for Indonesian nurses

Sahilun cheered June 6 when he found his name on a list of 174 Indonesian nurses who will go to Japan in August under an economic partnership agreement hammered out last year. “I was so happy. Finally, I can work in Japan,” the 31-year-old ...

National Aug 17, 2007

Aceh ex-rebels' Japan-funded businesses thrive

Two years after a peace deal was reached between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels in Aceh, Japanese-funded small businesses run by former guerrillas there are thriving, a recent survey shows. The International Organization for Migration, with funding from the Japanese government, has so ...