is a Japanese-language newspaper in Indonesia. The company distributing the paper, PT. Bina Komunika Asiatama, has its headquarters in
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
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[会社概要]
Archive
. ''The Daily Jakarta Shimbun''. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. "Menara Thamrin Suite 501, Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav.3 Jakarta Indonesia 10340" Circulation in 2009 was about 4,000.
. ''The Jakarta Post
''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta.
''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian med ...
''. November 30, 2009. Retrieved on January 15, 2015.
History
The company has been established on 28 July 1998 by 6 founders namely Mr. Fredi Chandra, Mr. Adam Nugroho, Mr. Jusuf Karadibrata, Mr. Drs. Soekrisno and Dr. Ryuji Nakamura led by General Wiyogo Atmodarminto. On November 6, 1998, Yasuo Kusano, a Japanese journalist, was invited as editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Kusano was formerly the ''
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by
In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previ ...
'' bureau chief in Jakarta from 1981 to 1986; he returned to Indonesia after the
fall of Suharto
Suharto resigned as President of Indonesia on 21 May 1998 following the collapse of support for his 32-year long presidency. Vice President B. J. Habibie took over the presidency.
Suharto's grip on power weakened following severe economic and ...
, and, finding that many publications banned during the Suharto era were being revived, decided to found a newspaper to provide accurate, in-depth information about Indonesia's new democratisation to Japanese readers. Its circulation was 50 in the beginning.
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Contents
Each issue has eight pages except on Fridays; on those days there is also an additional lifestyle supplement. Therefore, Friday issues have a total of 12 pages.[
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Distribution
The newspaper company distributes copies to Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operat ...
for the airline to provide to Japanese customers. It also distributes copies to language centres and universities for students of the Japanese language.[
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See also
* Japanese migration to Indonesia
Large-scale Japanese migration to Indonesia dates back to the late 19th century, though there was limited trade contact between Japan and Indonesia as early as the 17th century. , there were about 11,263 Japanese expatriates in Indonesia. At the ...
* Jakarta Japanese School
The Jakarta Japanese School (JJS; ジャカルタ日本人学校 ''Jakaruta Nihonjin Gakkō''; id, Sekolah Jepang Jakarta) is a Japanese international school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, Indonesia. It is regionally located in the Greater Jakar ...
References
Further reading
* 東 敬生. マスメディア・ウオッチング インドネシア「じゃかるた新聞」 邦人社会のコミュニティー紙目指す. ''World Affairs Weekly'' (世界週報) 82(20), 32, 2001-05-29. 時事通信社
See profile
at CiNii
CiNii () is a bibliographic database service for material in Japanese academic libraries, especially focusing on Japanese works and English works published in Japan. The database was founded in April 2005 and is maintained by the National Insti ...
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External links
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