The government will extend a 3 billion yen emergency humanitarian grant to Indonesia, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi said March 27.
The aid is aimed at helping Indonesians weather the country's economic crisis and will be used to buy such necessities as medicine and baby formula, he said.
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced his intention to extend such aid to Indonesia earlier this month when he visited Jakarta.
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