Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensions.

The Japanese prime minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia, as part of efforts to integrate the Southeast Asian nations into Tokyo’s preparations for a catastrophic US-led war against China.

American businesses, however, will likely be more interested in supplying the technologies and components for the project, USABC says.

Indonesia and Japan boost ties with plans to work on food security, energy, free meals, defense, and tech transfer.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba became the first foreign leader to visit Indonesia in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday his country has agreed to provide high-speed patrol boats to Indonesia followi

The push to build 3 million houses and apartments per year has already attracted investment interest from China, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Nearly 81% of Indonesians approve of President Prabowo Subianto after 100 days in office, a poll showed on Monday, attributing the high rating to his early delivery on campaign promises.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has invited Japan to take part in the country’s industrialisation programmes, with an emphasis on downstream industries, during a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday.

BOGOR, Indonesia — Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats ... Ishiba made the pledge during a visit to Jakarta, where he held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on a range of bilateral issues. "We agreed on establishing ...

Nearly 81% of Indonesians have approved of President Subianto's performance, attributing the success to fulfilling campaign promises within 100 days.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen ... Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Ishiba at the Bogor presidential palace, just outside Jakarta, along with greeters wearing Indonesian ...