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Nurlela Agusfitri, 40, walks on uprooted trees on her way to the site of her former home in Pengidam, Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 16, 2025
¡®The city was gone¡¯: Survivors recount flood chaos during rare Indonesian cyclone
Decades of industrial land clearing may have turned an unusual storm into a catastrophe.
Authorities have been working to clean up an industrial park where they say a small steel company appears to have smelted scrap metal mixed with cesium, contaminating various nearby factories.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2025
How the U.S. ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia
The case lays bare shortcomings with oversight in Indonesia¡¯s growing scrap-metal trade and underscores how a single industrial mishap can reverberate through global supply chains.
A worker feeds shrimp in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, on July 29.
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 9, 2025
Indonesia says no to scrap metal after shrimp radiation scare
Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the pause aims to ensure that the local steel-recycling industry meets radiation safety standards.
A Pertamina fuel storage facility at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta in 2022
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2025
Indonesia¡¯s ¡®gasoline godfather¡¯ targeted in $18 billion graft probe
Mohammad Riza Chalid is the most audacious target to date for the current administration, as it reshuffles its energy procurement and attempts to supercharge growth.
Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have overlapping claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone off the eastern coast of Borneo ¡ª known as Ambalat in Indonesia and Sulawesi Sea in Malaysia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2025
Indonesia says it will continue talks with Malaysia over disputed sea
The dispute involves overlapping claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone off the eastern coast of Borneo.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) inspects troops from a vehicle during the Operational Troops and Military Honors ceremony at Suparlan Airfield, in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025
Indonesia expands military as defense budget soars
The inauguration of new commands for the army, navy and air force marks the largest reorganization since the era of the authoritarian ruler Suharto.
Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto in Washington on Tuesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
Indonesia¡¯s Prabowo courts Trump and meets top executives in U.S.
Prabowo Subianto¡¯s first overseas trip since taking office saw him visit China before he headed for the U.S., as he tries to balance relations with both countries.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Jakarta on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2024
What to expect in the first 100 days of Prabowo¡¯s rule in Indonesia
The former general has set an ambitious 8% growth target for Indonesia in the next two to three years.
A victim of an explosion at a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel lies inside an ambulance at a hospital in Morowali, Indonesia, on Dec. 26.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2024
Indonesia blast puts battery ambitions in spotlight ahead of vote
Just weeks ahead of a presidential election, the deadly explosion triggered angry protests and demands for action in Jakarta and Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2023
Backroom deals position Joko Widodo to impact Indonesia for decades
While speculation had swirled that his allies would try to help him stay in power, the president is now focused on ensuring his influence continues well after he steps down.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2023
Bali seeks a new kind of tourist after kicking out 136 unruly visitors this year
The local government has deported foreign visitors for various misconduct including indecent exposure, rowdy behavior and rule breaking, according to the Bali immigration office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2023
Widodo¡¯s dynasty takes shape with another son entering politics
The president¡¯s popularity can bolster his family members in the polls and a political dynasty may give him leverage to decide on future candidates in the ruling party.
¡®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.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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