Indonesia
May 25, 2013
JAKARTA--As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!"
May 24, 2013
Razes Mezintoro pushes the wheelchair of a woman in her 90s, holds her in his arms and gingerly moves her to a bed at Katorean Home, a long-term care health facility in...
May 07, 2013
Suzuki Motor Corp. announced May 7 that its Indonesia subsidiary has introduced a new 113cc motorcycle targeted for first-time users in Indonesia.
May 02, 2013
JAKARTA/DENPASAR, Indonesia--It's the invisible enemy: something all pilots dread as they land at Asia's tropical island resorts.
April 30, 2013
Disaster-plagued Indonesia will become the first Southeast Asian country to employ an advanced Japanese early warning system for earthquakes and tsunami.
April 25, 2013
JAKARTA--At 4 a.m., Kengo Ozaki sits down with a copy of Kompas newspaper and gets to work.
April 20, 2013
SURABAYA, Indonesia--Canada on April 20 dropped its reservations and approved Japan’s participation in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement.
April 17, 2013
SURABAYA, Indonesia--An official says an emaciated 15-year-old female Sumatran tiger is in critical condition at Indonesia's largest zoo, following the death of another rare...
April 15, 2013
DENPASAR, Indonesia--The pilot whose Indonesian jet slumped into the sea while trying to land in Bali has described how he felt it "dragged" down by wind while he struggled to...
April 05, 2013
Yamaha Motor Co. announced April 5 the release of its new X Ride automatic transmission commuter-model scooter for the Indonesian market. Powered by a 115cc engine equipped...
March 30, 2013
With its rapidly aging population, Japan will need to increasingly rely on help provided by foreign health care workers.
March 29, 2013
Forty percent of foreign applicants passed Japan's national caregivers exam this year, a slight improvement over the previous year.
March 28, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA--Indonesia is seeking European investors for $9 billion worth of water, road, air and seaport projects in what will be a litmus test of Southeast Asian...
March 26, 2013
Despite measures to help them succeed, only 9.6 percent of Indonesian and Filipino nurses passed Japan’s national nursing certification exam in February under an economic...
March 23, 2013
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia --A group of well-trained gunmen stormed an Indonesian jail on the main island of Java early March 23 and executed four detainees accused of murdering a...
March 22, 2013
Indonesian and Filipino nurses who came to Japan through an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to become licensed nurses are increasingly choosing to take the easier...
March 20, 2013
JAKARTA--Haji Hidayat makes his living selling one of Indonesia's most popular dishes: a tasty meatball soup known as bakso. Earlier this week after 22 years he decided to take ...
March 20, 2013
JAKARTA--Indonesia plans to buy more than a dozen Russian Sukhoi fighter jets and domestically made, missile-equipped patrol ships as part of a $15 billion five-year campaign...
March 15, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp.'s vehicle production subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia, held a ceremony on March 15 in Karawang, Indonesia, to mark the...
March 13, 2013
Sohgo Security Services Co. said March 13 it has set up a subsidiary in Indonesia to respond to anticipated demand for security services by Japanese companies.