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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his wife Yoshiko arrive in Indonesia for an official visit from January 10–11, 2025.

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

Dr Taizo Miyagi of Chuo University told The Straits Times that while the relationship that Japan has built with Asean since the end of World War II has been a “great asset for its diplomacy”, Japan’s presence in the region has inevitably weakened relative to China’s.

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.

Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Saturday. The state visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and explore various cooperation opportunities between the two nations.

As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! apanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to announce a set of projects in Indonesia worth a total of 129 billion Japanese yen (US$815 million) during his visit to Jakarta on Saturday for a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he is interested in contributing to President Prabowo Subianto's government programs.

The meeting between Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and his Japanese counterpart Nakatani Gen in Jakarta serves as a prelude to an upcoming meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Indonesia.

Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defence and economic ties with South-East Asia as China's threat grows in the region.