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JOKO WIDODO

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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2022
Japan pledges yen loans to Indonesia for transportation infrastructure
Kishida's announcement came as Japan has been trying to thwart China's apparent efforts to bolster its economic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2022
Indonesian president orders stadium audit after deadly stampede
Joko Widodo that he had spoken with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday about improving Indonesia's 'football management.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2022
Indonesia tells Japan it has lifted all post-3/11 import restrictions
Kishida told Indonesia's leader he welcomed the lifting of import restrictions on food products from seven prefectures saying 'it encourages people in the disaster-hit areas.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2021
Indonesia's Jokowi urges developed countries to commit to climate funding goals
Rich countries have missed a target to raise $100 billion a year to support developing countries in their climate action projects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Stung by 2015 fires, Indonesia's shift to forest protection reaps rewards
A bold policy reset amid the crisis has helped the country achieve four straight years of declines in deforestation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2020
Indonesia launches Japanese-funded port to boost auto exports
Funded by a Japanese official development assistance loan amounting to $968.5 million for the first phase, the port is expected to facilitate the country's exports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2020
‘He is a thug’: Polarizing Muslim cleric Rizieq Shihab returns to Indonesia
Rizieq Shihab is calling for a renewed 'moral revolution” to push Indonesia toward a more conservative vision of Islam.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2020
In Indonesia, making of a mayor sparks talk of nation's newest dynasty
The political aspirations of the president's son have raised suspicions that the leader is forming a new dynasty to elbow its way in among Indonesia's old elites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020
Vaccines, not spy planes: U.S. misfires in Indonesia
Not only has the United States not promised to help with vaccine supplies, it also shocked Indonesia officials by asking to land its spy planes in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2020
Is Indonesia selling out to investors?
An omnibus law passed last week chisels away at Indonesia's wall of labor protections, making it a win for employers and investors while angering unions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2020
Why did Suga choose Vietnam and Indonesia for his first official trip as prime minister?
Amid the election cycle and never-ending coronavirus pandemic, the best choice for a visit to the United States is not now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2020
Thousands of Indonesians protest against passage of jobs bill
The law removes the three-year maximum duration of contracts and reduces severance benefits — provisions the government said are intended to promote formal hiring.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2020
Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths
The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia's capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2020
How a gulf prince charmed Indonesia's Jokowi and poured money into the country
During a visit last summer where he strolled through the tropical gardens next to Indonesia’s summer Presidential Palace, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince offered to build a grand mosque for his host, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. If that seemed like a generous gesture, the two men struck a bigger bargain within months, appointing the de-facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates to chair the steering committee for a new $34 billion Indonesian capital city.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Indonesian president orders officials to find a permanent solution to forest fires
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday ordered government officials to find a permanent solution to prevent devastating annual forest fires, mainly started by humans but made worse by climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2020
Indonesia mobilizes fishermen to join warships in territorial standoff with China
Indonesia will mobilize fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea and help defend against Chinese vessels, the government in Jakarta said on Monday, as the biggest standoff for years between Southeast Asia's largest country and China escalated off the coast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2019
Japan offers Indonesia help with building its new forest capital
Japan has offered to assist Indonesia in accomplishing its ambitious plan of relocating the national capital to the forests of Borneo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2019
Indonesian President Joko Widodo sets sights on $7 trillion economy with new cabinet
Indonesian President Joko Widodo's new Cabinet is taking shape, with some well-known business figures set to join his team as he pledges to put the world's fourth most-populous country on path to become a $7 trillion economy by 2045.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2019
Indonesian student protests threaten Jokowi's reform pledges
Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades are testing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a former finance minister and a government adviser say.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019
Indonesia and Japan reach deal on ¥458 billion Jakarta-Surabaya rail project
Indonesia and Japan signed a deal Tuesday on an outline of a medium-speed train project linking the Southeast Asian country's capital of Jakarta and its second-largest city, Surabaya.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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