Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Japanese investors are serious about investing in Indonesia, according to Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Yusron Ihza Mahendra.

He said a team of businessmen led by Chairman of Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Sadayuki Sakakibara met with Vice-President Jusuf Kalla at his office on Wednesday.

"The Keidnren teams visit to the vice-presidents office shows how important Indonesia is for the Japanese business world," Yusron remarked.

He noted that the visit has been to follow up on matters discussed during their recent meeting with Kalla and President Joko Widodo in Japan.

According to him, the Keidnren team and the vice-president discussed business opportunities in the fields of electricity, housing, food processing, transportation, airport, and bullet train.

"Although their talks have not finished, the visit shows that Japanese investors are very serious about investing in Indonesia," he remarked.

He added that next month, former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda along with a Jepang-Indonesia Association team will visit Indonesia.
(Uu.O001/INE/KR-BSR)

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