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INDONESIA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
Taro Kono announces Japan aid for development of fishing facilities on remote Indonesian islands
Tokyo said Monday it will provide ¥2.5 billion in grant aid to Indonesia for the development of fishery facilities on remote islands, at a time when China's influence in the region is increasing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2018
One so far found dead, 19 alive after boat with about 80 passengers sinks in Indonesia's Lake Toba
A passenger boat believed to be carrying as many as 80 people capsized and sank in Indonesia's giant Lake Toba, a popular tourist area, on Monday amid bad weather, with one person confirmed dead and only 19 being found alive, government officials said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2018
Four Japanese men among Indonesia arrests during immigration violation sweep
Four Japanese men have been arrested in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua allegedly for immigration violations during a massive raid on companies in one of the province's regencies, the local immigration office said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2018
Bali's Kintamani dogs seek global recognition
When in Bali's Kintamani highland, take the roads less traveled, for this will let you see more than just the beauty of mountains and lakes. One road will lead you to the village of Sukawana, where you can meet with another kind of beauty: native Kintamani dogs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 3, 2018
Yayoi Kusama in Jakarta: She'll be your mirror
'Life is the Heart of a Rainbow,' the Yayoi Kusama exhibition now on at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jakarta, is the first retrospective of the artist Indonesia has ever hosted.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2018
Japan's Ponta loyalty program becomes usable in Indonesia and Malaysia
Points earned from Japan's Ponta loyalty program have become interchangeable with those of Indonesia and Malaysia, enabling customers to earn and use points when shopping in any of the three countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2018
Toward a free and open Indo-Pacific
Trump's 'America First' policy clashes with his regional vision.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2018
1 in 3 Indonesians recently purchased Japanese brands, but many think Chinese and Korean brands are Japanese too
Roughly 1 in 3 Indonesians in major cities has recently purchased products from Japanese brands such as Sony and Uniqlo, according to a Japan External Trade Organization survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2018
Japanese scientists look to help palm oil industry tap green energy demand
Japanese scientists are encouraging Southeast Asia's palm oil producers to chop down trees to help save forests.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2018
British show's take on chicken rendang riles Southeast Asians
Southeast Asians have united to defend hugely popular chicken rendang that was knocked out of a British cooking competition television show for not being crispy enough, but the long-standing debate on the origins of the dish rages on.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2018
In Indonesia, a shadowy campaign, attacks on Islamist stokes unrest as elections loom
A spate of mysterious attacks on Islamic clerics, schools and mosques in Indonesia in recent weeks has ramped up tensions as the world's most populous Muslim-majority country heads into provincial elections and a presidential poll next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2018
Fast Retailing to open first Uniqlo shop on Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Fast Retailing Co., Japan's leading casual wear chain operator, will open a Uniqlo brand shop on Sumatra Island, its first outlet outside Indonesia's most populous main island of Java.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2018
Mitsubishi Motors ties up with Indonesian government on electric vehicle program
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has kicked off a series of joint studies together with the Indonesian government on the use of electric vehicles to help the country reduce exhaust emissions and develop a greener environment — starting with the donation of 10 electric vehicles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2018
Indonesia aims to banish toxic waste from lifeline Citarum River
Indonesia's Citarum River burbles past terraced rice paddies and quiet farming villages in the highlands of West Java as it begins to wind its way hundreds of kilometers toward the sea.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2018
Japan's Hankyu realty taps Indonesian condo market
Property developer Hankyu Realty Co. has forayed into its fourth overseas market, joining Japanese and Indonesian partners in a project to build a condominium complex on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2018
Indonesian vocational school meeting Japanese corporate needs
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2018
Plastic waste making coral reefs sick, study finds
Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2018
Mattis sees Indonesian forces drink snake blood, roll in glass
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis saw Indonesian troops drink snake blood, roll in glass, break bricks with their heads, walk on fire, and more, in a rare military demonstration on Wednesday meant to show the unique skills of Indonesia's military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018
Indonesia looks to U.S. to relax limits on ties to special forces
Indonesia said on Tuesday it was pinning its hopes on U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to help ease American limitations on ties with an elite Indonesian special forces unit imposed over human rights abuses in the 1990s.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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