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An employee walks past cabinets containing different varieties of dried fish maws and shark fins (top left) in Hong Kong in March 2016.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 20, 2026
¡®Cruel, wasteful¡¯: Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Finning, the practice of removing fins and casting the rest of the shark overboard, often alive, is largely prohibited across a variety of regulatory zones and countries.
Akhmad, a former crew member of a Chinese fishing vessel, shows his contract document indicating his monthly wages during an interview on June 10 at the port of Bungko Lor hamlet in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 20, 2026
¡®No rest¡¯: Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
Many are recruited online and assigned ships without being properly informed about their rights, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, experts say.
A man collects waste at the Suwung landfill in Denpasar, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, on April 17.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 6, 2026
Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
The government aims to set up several waste-to-energy projects, including one in Bali that could process about 1,200 tons of waste daily, but these could take years to come online.
The Cirebon-1 coal power plant in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, was supposed to be in its final years, with its closure set for early 2035.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Feb 18, 2026
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
Despite being set to close in 2035, Indonesia said it would keep the coal plant open, citing its long potential lifespan and ability to burn coal better than older plants.
Property developer I Wajan Dibawa at the site of collapsed properties after recent flooding in Mengwi, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, on Oct. 1
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Oct 21, 2025
Bali grapples with flood reckoning as overdevelopment and waste take toll
The island¡¯s south has been transformed by a tourism boom that brought jobs and economic benefits, but also paved over and built on greenery that once provided drainage.
Students suffering from food poisoning after eating a meal from the government's free meal program receive treatment at the Kadungora Public Health Center in Garut, West Java on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2025
Indonesia free meals program under fire after thousands sickened
More than 1,300 children were rushed to health clinics last week after suffering from breathing difficulties, nausea and diarrhea.
The Kartini Nuclear Reactor research facility in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The nation is looking to turn to nuclear power to help meet growing energy demand.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
May 27, 2025
Indonesia eyes nuclear option in bid to grow energy and cut emissions
It aims to set up its first small modular reactor by 2032, but challenges including finding a suitable location and a lack of local expertise might present hurdles.
Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of the crop, along with sugar cane for biofuel, in the restive eastern region of Papua. But environmentalists warn it could become the world's largest deforestation project, threatening endangered species and Jakarta's climate commitments.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Apr 22, 2025
Indonesia food plan risks ¡®world¡¯s largest¡¯ deforestation
Deforestation linked to the plan is already underway.
Djafaruddin poses for a photograph near the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2024
¡®End of the world¡¯: Tsunami body collector¡¯s torment 20 years on
Whenever the collector passes the spot where he collected those lifeless bodies decades ago, he says it reminds him of his efforts that fateful day.
Muharram Idris, a former commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), near Banda Aceh, Indonesia's Aceh province, on Nov. 22. Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a local official after the legacy of a devastating tsunami two decades ago brought peace to the province.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 19, 2024
¡®Peace was born¡¯: How the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia¡¯s Aceh
The giant waves that engulfed the impoverished province killed tens of thousand ¡ª and paved the way for an end to three decades of conflict.
A welcome message for Pope Francis is displayed on an electric billboard at a roundabout in Jakarta on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2024
Pope heads to Indonesia as the first stop of his four-nation tour
The tour ¡ª the longest and farthest of his 11 years leading the worldwide Catholic Church ¡ª will test Pope Francis¡¯ increasingly fragile health.
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after the nearby community decided not to allow them to land in Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2023
After hellish boat journeys, Rohingya refugees unwelcome in Indonesia
For those able to land in Aceh province, their status there is far from assured, and locals say they could still force the newcomers back to sea.
School children walking on a road submerged by sea water at Timbulsloko village in Demak, Indonesia.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 24, 2023
¡®Slow disaster¡¯: Indonesians in sinking village forced to adapt
More than 200 people remain in one of Indonesia¡¯s fastest sinking areas, an alarming symbol of how climate change could upend coastal communities everywhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2023
New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with ¡®ecological disaster¡¯
With construction ramping up this year, environmentalists warn that the project will speed up deforestation in one of the world¡¯s largest and oldest tropical rainforests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2022
Indonesian president orders stadium audit after deadly stampede
Joko Widodo that he had spoken with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday about improving Indonesia¡¯s ¡®football management.¡¯
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2022
Indonesian knights keep medieval sword fighting alive
Inspired by fantasy series such as ¡®the Lord of the Rings¡¯ and ¡®Game of Thrones,¡¯ participation in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) has increased around the world.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
U.N. hails women¡¯s rights in response to Japan¡¯s revision of Imperial House Law
Emperor Naruhito (top third right) appears with Empress Masako (second right), their daughter Princess Aiko (right), Crown Prince Akishino (third left, Crown Princess Kiko (seconf left) and their daughter Princess Kako (left) on the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Extreme heat grips Japan as rainy season officially ends in Tokyo
People walk with parasols in Tokyo on Monday, as the city saw its first scorching day of the year, marking 35 Celsius or higher.
Japanese has a word for when your husband makes you sick
Retirement can bring unexpected changes to long-established relationships, prompting some Japanese couples to adjust to new routines and a shared daily life.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.
Kansai¡¯s first Michelin-selected sommelier knows how to read a room
Miki Tanaka says that a key part of her service as a sommelier is keeping a close eye on how her customers peruse and engage with the wine list when they first sit down at her restaurant.
It was 60 years ago today: Japan¡¯s top Beatles fan keeps the Budokan flame burning
Sonau Okamoto poses inside the Beatles Art & Culture Museum he founded in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, after spending decades collecting memorabilia and promoting the band's legacy in Japan.
The creator of ¡®Cowboy Bebop¡¯ has advice for the anime industry
Shinichiro Watanabe, creator of ¡°Cowboy Bebop¡± and ¡°Lazarus,¡± is known for a stylish aesthetic that one American academic describes as ¡°jagged.¡±

Podcast

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

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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