President Secures Rp 380 Trillion Investment Commitment from Japan
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TOKYO — Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that Indonesia has successfully secured investment commitments exceeding Rp 380 trillion during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Japan. This serves as evidence of Indonesia’s increasingly strong position as a global investment magnet.
“It is proof that Indonesia is becoming a global investment magnet. That is the first point. Secondly, it further solidifies the intent to invest in Indonesia,” said Cabinet Secretary Teddy in his statement to journalists in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday (30/3/2026), quoted on Tuesday (31/3/2026).
Teddy explained that these investment commitments form part of the overall agreements on cooperation between Indonesia and Japan that have been reached. This demonstrates the continuity and consistency of the increasingly close economic relations between the two countries.
“So, the investments mentioned are part of the entire Indonesia-Japan agreements,” he said.
During the visit to Japan, President Prabowo is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday (31/3).
In addition, the Head of State will meet with several major Japanese business leaders, facilitated by Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia.
“Tomorrow afternoon, he will meet with around 12 of Japan’s largest business leaders by the Minister of Investment and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources with the President, similar to what was done yesterday in America. So, what is the conclusion? The essence is that Indonesia, with such substantial investments here, the President came, and Rp 380 trillion in investments arrived,” said Teddy.
It is known that President Prabowo began the first day of his official visit to Japan on Monday with a series of strategic agendas to strengthen bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan, both at the state level and in economic cooperation.
President Prabowo started the agenda with a meeting with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Crown Prince Fumihito at the Imperial Palace of Japan.
In that meeting, both parties discussed various strategic issues, including strengthening cooperation in the environmental sector. Cabinet Secretary Teddy highlighted one interesting focus of the discussion related to efforts to protect forests and preserve the environment.
“The essence is discussing various forms of cooperation and enhancing cooperation between the Indonesian and Japanese governments. Particularly, the interesting point was about protection of forests and the environment,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
The meeting between President Prabowo and Emperor Naruhito and Crown Prince Fumihito lasted for approximately 45 minutes, followed by a state lunch. Overall, the series of agendas at the Imperial Palace of Japan lasted more than two hours.
In addition to the state agenda, President Prabowo also attended the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum held from afternoon to evening. The forum resulted in significant economic cooperation commitments between the two countries.
“Then, the second interesting event, from afternoon to evening, was the ‘business forum’. The essence of the ‘business forum’ is the cooperation between Indonesia and Japan and investments from the Japanese government and private sector to Indonesia amounting to approximately Rp 380 trillion,” revealed Cabinet Secretary Teddy.