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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Trump's luxury hotels in Indonesia could face backlash over his anti-Muslim remarks
Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in their backyard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Indonesia's early tsunami warning buoys down when big quake hit
All 22 of the early-warning buoys Indonesia that were deployed after the 2004 tsunami disaster were inoperable when a massive undersea earthquake struck off the country's coast on Wednesday, a national disaster mitigation agency official said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2016
Massive 7.9 magnitude quake strikes Sumatra's west coast
A massive and shallow earthquake struck on Wednesday off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami, and there were early reports of deaths.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 29, 2016
Indonesia demolishes capital's largest red-light district
Bulldozers started demolishing hundreds of buildings in the Indonesian capital's largest red-light district on Monday as part of a nationwide effort to eradicate prostitution in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 29, 2016
Indonesia to tighten anti-graft law
Indonesia's government will back controversial revisions to the law governing its top anti-graft agency, a senior cabinet minister said in a statement on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2016
Indonesia plans to close all red-light districts by 2019
Indonesia aims to shut down all of the country's red-light districts by 2019 in a bid to eradicate prostitution in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, the Jakarta Post said late Tuesday, quoting the social affairs minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2016
Asian countries eye stronger maritime surveillance capabilities
The market for spy planes and surveillance platforms is buoyant in Southeast Asia, where countries are facing off against China — and each other — in the resource-rich South China Sea, industry insiders at the Singapore Airshow said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016
Indonesia draws up tougher anti-terrorism laws after Jakarta attack
Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following last month's militant attack on the capital, including detention without trial for up to three months compared with a week now, government sources said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2016
U.S. touts 'Batman' destroyer as Obama set to court ASEAN leaders
U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia's postwar security order in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016
Japan's Foreign Ministry councils caution when traveling to Bali after fresh terrorism fears
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a warning calling on Japanese to exercise caution when traveling to the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, following recent media reports of an alleged terrorist threat made against the popular holiday destination
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2016
A wake-up call for Widodo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo must show the same leadership on the economy as he has in response to the Jakarta attacks.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 19, 2016
Radicals seen easily spreading jihadi word in Indonesia's poorly run prisons
Afif was an inmate in a high-security Indonesian jail when he transformed from aspiring radical Islamist to soldier for Islamic State, ready to sacrifice his life for a group based thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2016
Indonesia's Jokowi under pressure to revamp terrorism laws following Jakarta attack
The first Islamic State-linked attack on the world's most populous Muslim nation puts more pressure on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to give the military a bigger role and add legal heft to anti-terrorism efforts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016
Warnings emerge of Islamic State in Philippines, latest nation in region to face threat
There are growing signs of support for the Islamic State group in the southern Philippines, despite assertions by Manila that militants in the region are little more than criminal gangs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2016
Indonesian forces regroup after failing to capture top militant
Indonesian security forces are regrouping to launch a more aggressive campaign to hunt for the country's most-wanted man, police said Monday after months of fruitless searching in the jungles of Sulawesi Island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2016
Indonesia works with China as ethnic Uighurs travel to join jihadis
Indonesia is working with China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadis in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, according to Indonesia's counterterrorism chief.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 26, 2015
Asia's person of the year and the death of a giant
It took two elections spaced over a quarter of a century, but Myanmar's military junta has finally got the message and is obeying the will of the citizens as expressed in the 2015 elections. In November, the ruling Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) woke up to find out just how reviled it really...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2015
Indonesia to step up hunt for IS militant Santoso
Indonesian forces are mobilizing for a manhunt in steamy jungles on the far-flung island of Sulawesi to flush the country's most-wanted man from his hideout and deal a pre-emptive blow to the Islamic State group. The real threat could be much closer to home.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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