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INDONESIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2016
Indonesia transfixed as tearful Jakarta governor appears at blasphemy trial
A tearful governor of Jakarta denied Tuesday he had intended to insult the Quran at the start of his blasphemy trial in the Indonesian capital, which is seen as a test of religious freedom in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2016
Emergence of political Islam puts Indonesian president in difficult situation
As the ranks of protesters thickened in central Jakarta on Dec. 2, turning into Indonesia's biggest mass demonstration since the end of authoritarian rule in 1998, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo grappled with a dilemma: should he join the rally or stay away?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2016
Companies bet on sea change to tidal power in Indonesia
A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defense company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal energy potential of the world's biggest archipelago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Indonesian leader pushes back on South China Sea, tells Beijing no compromise on sovereignty
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said his country would not compromise on sovereignty, pushing back against Chinese claims that waters near Indonesian islands are also traditional Chinese fishing grounds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2016
Indonesia's Widodo skips Australia trip as unrest simmers at home
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo postponed a visit to Australia on Saturday after a mass protest in Jakarta that briefly turned violent as Muslim extremists pressed for the resignation of the capital's governor, a Christian they say insulted the Quran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2016
How the world's slums are shaping their futures
Residents of the world's slums are battling to carve out a place in the cities of the future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2016
Indonesia Air Force holds its largest military exercise in South China Sea
Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of sovereignty over the gas-rich area on the fringe of territory claimed by China, officials said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2016
Indonesia collars alleged key trafficker of people Down Under
Indonesian police have arrested an alleged people smuggler who has targeted Australia since 1999, Indonesian and Australian authorities said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2016
Indonesia to resume work on 'Giant Sea Wall' to save sinking Jakarta
Indonesia will resume land reclamation that will help prevent Jakarta from sinking below sea level, a cabinet minister said, five months after work was suspended due to regulatory and environmental concerns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 10, 2016
National trauma and the memory wars of Asia
It has been 15 years since 9/11, and America's nightmare has metastasized beyond anyone's wildest imagination. It is a bad dream that includes former President George W. Bush's Iraq War debacle, which plunged the Middle East into its current turmoil. But America's trauma pales when compared with the...
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2016
A new generation of jihadis awakens in Indonesia
During a May 2011 shootout, Indonesia's counterterrorism forces killed the leader of a militant group thought to be behind a series of failed bomb attempts around the city of Solo in Central Java.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2016
Indonesian youth who tried to attack priest 'obsessed' with Islamic State leader
A knife-wielding Indonesian teen who tried to attack a priest during Sunday service was "obsessed" with extremist group Islamic State, a senior minister said Monday.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Tokyo prices rise most in two years, backing central bank's hike path
Consumer prices excluding fresh food in Tokyo gained 3.4% in April from a year earlier, as a mixture of impacts from last year’s school fee cuts and higher food and energy costs accelerated inflation, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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