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SDP to release movie depicting life of legendary artist Katsushika Hokusai

-SDP, Inc. will release the film "HOKUSAI" depicting the extraordinary life of globally famous Japanese artist ...

Weekend Stories

Meet "Si Pitung": Betawi's revered bandit, loathed by the rich

In the mid-19th Century, bordering Batavia, Jakarta’s old city under Dutch colonial government, the powerless, ...

Weekend Stories

Entong Gendut and fight for farmers' cause in early 1900s

As Indonesians get into the spirit of celebrating the country’s heroes on November 10, they have again begun ...

Japan's Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2019 ASEAN inbound program 10th batch

- Fifteen high school students from Papua, Indonesia are scheduled to visit Japan from November 5th to 13th as part of ...

Government to patent Hudoq Cross Border traditional dance

The government of Mahakam Ulu (Mahulu) District, East Kalimantan Province, is likely to patent the traditional Hudoq ...

Jakarta Blue Sky Carnival to feature 470 contending electric vehicles

A total of 470 electric vehicles will partake in the Jakarta Blue Sky Carnival to be organized on Sunday (Oct 27), ...

Historic Conrad Hilton Bel-Air Estate hits market for $225 million

- The Conrad Hilton estate, Casa Encantada, has come on the market for the first time in decades since it was built in ...

Minister wants museums developed as symbols of civilization

Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Efendy has appealed to Indonesia’s regional governments to seriously ...

41 countries participating in 'Java Summer Camp 2019'

As many as 99 foreign nationals from 41 countries are taking part in the "8th Java Summer Camp 2919" being ...

"Japan Media Arts Distributed Museum": latest exhibition held at Haneda Airport with augmented reality installation portraying Tokyo's feudal past

-The Agency for Cultural Affairs is using Tokyo's Haneda Airport to stage the latest exhibition in the "Japan Media ...

Discovering Jakarta

Pekojan Arab Village -- Standing the test of time

Semi-loud dangdut music, plenty of motorcycles, and the distinct scent of goat pens are possibly the three most ...

Tari Piring performance in South Solok breaks Indonesian world record

A numbers of 2,890 people broke Indonesian World Records for the biggest Tari Piring performance, a traditional dance ...

Discovering Jakarta

The charm of the 'instagrammable' Fatahillah Museum

On Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 1, West Jakarta, in 1620, the Dutch built a government office at the behest of Governor ...

Discovering Jakarta

Taste of heritage: culinary adventure in Jakarta's Old Town

With an abundance of historical sites scattered in every nook and cranny, Jakarta’s Old Town, popularly known as ...

Discovering Jakarta

Exploring the past through Kota Tua Jakarta museums

A Hermes statue welcomes everyone to the courtyard situated in the middle of a neoclassical structure of the Jakarta ...