Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese, Indonesian defense ministers in Yokosuka

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (3rd from R) visit the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, to inspect the latest Mogami-class escort vessel, FFM, and a new Taigei-class submarine on Nov. 17, 2025.

Indonesian gen. who exposed graft relieved of post

Indonesian gen. who exposed graft relieved of post

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah (R), an outspoken reformer within the Indonesian Army, meets reporters in Jakarta on July 31 soon after it was announced he was relieved of his post as head of the Army's elite Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). The general, who had exposed graft within the unit, expressed his commitment to continuing efforts to reform the military. Agus will be assigned to the Indonesian Defense Force Headquarters as a high-ranking official.

ASDF team arrives in Surabaya

ASDF team arrives in Surabaya

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Members of a 102-man Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) team sort out their luggage after arriving at Surabaya on Nov. 25 to begin a mission to provide humanitarian support to East Timorese refugees in Indonesian-ruled West Timor.

Indonesian warship leaves Dili in troop pullout

Indonesian warship leaves Dili in troop pullout

DILI, East Timor - An Indonesian warship carrying soldiers of the Indonesian Defense Force leaves Dili port, East Timor, on Oct. 30, as part of a pullout ending Jakarta's 23-year military presence in the former Portuguese colony.

Last Indonesian troops withdraw from East Timor

Last Indonesian troops withdraw from East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian troops on a navy warship wave to their colleagues on a quay at Dili port as the last 925 personnel of the Indonesian Defense Force in East Timor start to withdraw from the territory's capital, on Oct. 30. The pullout marks the end of the 23-year Indonesian occupation of the former Portuguese colony.

Habibie reviews military on its 54th anniversary

Habibie reviews military on its 54th anniversary

JAKARTA, Indonesia - President B.J. Habibie reviews members of the Indonesian Defense Force in a ceremony marking the force's 54th anniversary, in Jakarta on Oct. 5.

Indonesia quake-tsunami

Indonesia quake-tsunami

Photo shows a C-130 transport aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force arriving at an airport in Palu on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Oct. 6, 2018, after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the region on Sept. 28.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

MSDF personnel meet with Jakarta-based JKT48

MSDF personnel meet with Jakarta-based JKT48

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel dine with members of Jakarta-based all-girl group JKT48 at a dining room of the MSDF escort vessel Yudachi on Aug. 22, 2016, when the vessel called at a port in the Indonesian capital after completing an antipiracy mission off Somalia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

MSDF personnel meet with Jakarta-based JKT48

MSDF personnel meet with Jakarta-based JKT48

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel pose for photos with members of Jakarta-based all-girl group JKT48 in the Indonesian capital on Aug. 22, 2016, when the MSDF escort vessel Yudachi called at a port there after completing an antipiracy mission off Somalia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Indonesian gen. who exposed graft relieved of post

Indonesian gen. who exposed graft relieved of post

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Lt. Gen. Agus Wirahadikusumah (R), an outspoken reformer within the Indonesian Army, meets reporters in Jakarta on July 31 soon after it was announced he was relieved of his post as head of the Army's elite Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). The general, who had exposed graft within the unit, expressed his commitment to continuing efforts to reform the military. Agus will be assigned to the Indonesian Defense Force Headquarters as a high-ranking official.

ASDF team arrives in Surabaya

ASDF team arrives in Surabaya

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Members of a 102-man Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) team sort out their luggage after arriving at Surabaya on Nov. 25 to begin a mission to provide humanitarian support to East Timorese refugees in Indonesian-ruled West Timor.

Last Indonesian troops withdraw from East Timor

Last Indonesian troops withdraw from East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Indonesian troops on a navy warship wave to their colleagues on a quay at Dili port as the last 925 personnel of the Indonesian Defense Force in East Timor start to withdraw from the territory's capital, on Oct. 30. The pullout marks the end of the 23-year Indonesian occupation of the former Portuguese colony.

Indonesian warship leaves Dili in troop pullout

Indonesian warship leaves Dili in troop pullout

DILI, East Timor - An Indonesian warship carrying soldiers of the Indonesian Defense Force leaves Dili port, East Timor, on Oct. 30, as part of a pullout ending Jakarta's 23-year military presence in the former Portuguese colony.

Habibie reviews military on its 54th anniversary

Habibie reviews military on its 54th anniversary

JAKARTA, Indonesia - President B.J. Habibie reviews members of the Indonesian Defense Force in a ceremony marking the force's 54th anniversary, in Jakarta on Oct. 5.