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Stanley Widianto
The head of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah, holds a toy firearm with text written in white paint as evidence is displayed during a news conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex, at Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta on Nov. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2026
White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
In every instance reviewed in Singapore and Indonesia, authorities allege the detained or monitored teenagers had been radicalized through social media posts and communities.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gives a plaque to Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, daughter of the former Indonesian president Suharto, as he receives the title of national hero during National Heroes' Day at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Indonesia grants national hero status to late strongman President Suharto
Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.
Foreign ministers from ASEAN member countries pose for a photo before a meeting session in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2024
ASEAN seeks to tackle the Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions
ASEAN¡¯s foreign ministers will discuss efforts to end the Myanmar conflict that has turned into a civil war.
Desi Permatasari, 32, comforts her daughter, Sheena Almaera Maryam, 5, who was prescribed contaminated cough syrup last year in their home in Bogor, Indonesia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2023
When children take toxic cough syrup ¡ª and live
In Indonesia, one of the places most impacted by the contamination, families struggle to care for survivors while taking action against those responsible.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2022
G20 considers resolution condemning Russian invasion
The summit marks the first time the G20 leaders are meeting since Russia¡¯s February invasion of Ukraine, which Russia has described as a ¡®special military operation.¡¯
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2022
A Chinese mRNA COVID vaccine gets its first approval ¡ª in Indonesia
Indonesia¡¯s food and drugs agency approved the use of Walvax Biotechnology¡¯s mRNA vaccine, which has been in development for more than two years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2022
War looms large over G20 event as Russia meets rivals in Bali
The buildup to the gathering on the Indonesian island of Bali has been dominated by the war and its impact on the global economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2022
In Indonesia, hopes rising for long-awaited sexual violence bill
Lawmakers have been talking about the bill since 2016, with its progress stalled by several political parties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2022
Indonesia and Singapore sign extradition, airspace and defense agreements
The issue of extradition has long been a frustration for Indonesia because of concerns about the difficulty of bringing some fugitives accused of embezzling large sums to justice.
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
Jul 21, 2021
¡®Don¡¯t get sick¡¯: Indonesia¡¯s poor miss out on COVID-19 care
The pandemic has been a grinding descent toward poverty and hunger for many of the country¡¯s economically vulnerable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021
With stories and puppets, environmentalist battles to save Indonesia¡¯s mangroves
Caked in mud up to their knees, a small group of Indonesian youngsters plant mangrove saplings along a stretch of exposed coastline next to the Java Sea under the watchful eye of local environmentalist Samsudin.
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
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.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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