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        "id": 1753195,
        "msgid": "japanese-consul-general-in-surabaya-explores-collaboration-opportunities-with-universitas-jember-unej-1779543039",
        "date": "2026-05-20 22:00:34",
        "title": "Japanese Consul-General in Surabaya Explores Collaboration Opportunities with Universitas Jember (Unej)",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Japanese Consul-General in Surabaya, Takonai Susumu, visited Universitas Jember (Unej) to discuss expanding bilateral diplomatic, educational, and cultural ties. The meeting covered student exchanges, potential placement of Indonesian nurses in Japan, and the planned creation of a 'Japan Corner' in Indonesian university libraries to centralise information on scholarships, culture, and job opportunities, alongside a visiting lecture on Japan\u2019s human development model.",
        "content": "<p>Jember, East Java \u2014 The Consulate-General of Japan in Surabaya is\nexploring opportunities for cooperation in education and culture with\nUniversitas Jember (Unej). Consul-General Takonai Susumu and his\ndelegation visited Unej on Wednesday and were received by Rector Iwan\nTaruna in his office.<\/p>\n<p>In a warm meeting, they discussed strengthening diplomatic,\neducational, and cultural ties between the two countries that have long\nbeen intertwined, said Rector Iwan Taruna.<\/p>\n<p>Takonai, who has a deep personal affinity with Indonesia since 1990\nand is fluent in Indonesian, emphasised the importance of optimising the\nalumni network of Japanese universities in Indonesia as a major strength\nand as a robust diplomatic bridge.<\/p>\n<p>We also discussed various concrete collaboration opportunities\nincluding increasing cross-border student exchange programs, the\nplacement of Indonesian nurses in Japan as a solution to Japan\u2019s\ndemographic challenges, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Consul-General of Japan in Surabaya, Takonai Susumu,\nsaid they plan to develop a \u2018Japan Corner\u2019 in libraries of Indonesian\nuniversities, which could be developed at Unej. The information centre\nwill be digitally optimised as a connector of scholarships, culture, and\njob vacancies for all members of the Unej academic community, he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>After completing the strategic meeting in the Rector\u2019s Office, the\nKonjen\u2019s programme continued with a visiting lecture themed \u201cDiscipline,\nInnovation and Excellence: Insight From Japan\u2019s Human Development Model\u201d\nheld in the FISIP Unej Auditorium.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/japanese-consul-general-in-surabaya-explores-collaboration-opportunities-with-universitas-jember-unej-1779543039",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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