Arriving in Indonesia, the Japanese PM will meet Prabowo at Bogor Palace.

Arriving in Indonesia, the Japanese PM will meet Prabowo at Bogor Palace.

On Friday, January 10, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Jakarta time, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba touched down at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten. Ishiba will be in Indonesia from January 10–11, 2025, as part of an official visit.

The Presidential Secretariat’s Press, Media, and Information Office reports that. Minister of Investment and Downstream/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani.

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Masaki Yasushi, Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi. Acting Governor of Banten Ucok Abdulrauf Damenta, and Acting Governor of Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi personally welcomed Ishiba and his spouse.

Ishiba and his delegation traveled from the airport to the hotel in Arriving in Indonesia. The Jakarta, where he slept overnight.

Ishiba was supposed to pay his condolences and lay a wreath at the. Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta on Saturday.

In addition, Prime Minister Ishiba would meet with President. Prabowo Subianto to discuss bilateral cooperation, attend a state ceremony, and make an official visit to the Presidential Palace in Bogor.

Ishiba stated that one among the nations he will travel to on his maiden international tour would be Indonesia. This is because Japan’s Ishiba sought to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia because Indonesia was thought to have a sizable economic market.

Earlier, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Japanese Defense Minister Gen. Nakatani and President Prabowo Subianto met at Jakarta’s Presidential Palace. Their meeting took place in private.