Welcome: Naruhito and Masako arriving at their hotel in Jakarta. — AFP
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.
The June 17-23 trip to South-East Asia’s biggest economy includes a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a palace south of Jakarta and a visit to a military cemetery honouring Indonesian and Japanese soldiers.
