National / Politics Mar 30, 2021
Japan reaches deal with Indonesia on defense equipment exports
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he hopes the pact will be the "foundation of further security cooperation between the two countries."
National Mar 28, 2021
Japan and Indonesia defense chiefs opposed to assertive moves by China
Defense minister Kishi said the two sides agreed to boost defense cooperation and hold a joint exercise involving Japanese and Indonesian forces in the South China Sea.
National Oct 21, 2020
Suga ends trip by decrying sea tensions, but denies seeking 'Asian NATO'
Suga agreed with the Indonesian president on Tuesday to speed up talks on the export of Japanese defense gear and technology to Indonesia.
National Oct 20, 2020
The countries' leaders agreed to start discussions on resuming business travel and to hold so-called two-plus-two security talks.
Business Apr 9, 2018
First batch of Japan-made mass rapid transit trains arrive in Jakarta
A cargo of 12 Japanese-made train cars has arrived in Jakarta as the first batch of rolling stock for a government-run mass rapid railway project partly financed by the Japanese government. The carriages — constituting two Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta trains, manufactured by Nippon Sharyo ...
National Dec 23, 2017
Plantings of 'tsunami trees' link Tohoku with Banda Aceh
by Rudy Madanir
A group of colorfully dressed girls performed an energetic traditional welcome dance when Japanese artist Takashi Murakami visited their elementary school in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, for a tree-planting event Friday morning. After planting trees with volunteers in 16 places in ...
Business Nov 22, 2017
Fukuoka railway firm to develop condo complexes in Indonesia
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., a Fukuoka-based railway operator diversifying into retail and property development, is planning to build condominiums in Indonesia in partnership with a local firm, aiming to cater to growing housing demand east of Jakarta. The company, operating in northern Kyushu, has agreed with ...
Business Dec 30, 2016
Progress has been made in talks between Indonesia and Japan on a railway project to link its two largest business hubs. Officials hope talks can be finalized by the end of next month, a close aide to Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday. The project ...
Asia Pacific Mar 9, 2016
Indonesian minister to spell out stance on South China Sea to Japan
An Indonesian minister said Tuesday he will visit Japan in April to discuss the former's stance on territorial disputes and China's land reclamation work in the South China Sea. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed the plan after talks with ...
National Jan 9, 2016
Indonesian rights commission tells Japan to review power project
Japan is told to review a $4 billion thermal power plant project in Indonesia because human rights violations in the land acquisition process were uncovered.
National / Politics Dec 17, 2015
Japan, Indonesia hold first two-plus-two talks, agree to work toward transfer of defense weapons
by Reiji Yoshida
Japan and Indonesia held their first "two-plus-two" meetings of foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Thursday, agreeing to work on a pact that could allow to Japan to export some defense weapons and technologies to Indonesia. The two countries also agreed to hold the ...