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Antara, June 21, 1999

Japanese Students Inquire Situation in Indonesia

Tokyo, June 21 (ANTARA) - Many Japanese people, particularly
those who want to visit Indonesia, are very interested in the
present political situation in the country.

A number of students who study Southeast Asia affairs and the
Indonesian language inquired at ANTARA here about political
stability and social situation in Indonesia after the June 7
general election.

The students want to obtain the information because they want to
spend their summer holidays in August and September in
Indonesia. Most students in Japan want to spend their holidays
by going abroad, while studying the local culture and language
in accordance with their disciplines.

Several universities in Japan have cooperation programs with the
University of Indonesia for the tour of study program. However,
in the past two years some programs have been frozen, because
the political situation in Indonesia has not been stable. The
University of Nihon, which has given the opportunity to students
to spend their summer holidays in Indonesia, has shifted to
Malaysia this year.

In addition, some people wanting to visit Indonesia for the
holidays and business purposes inquired ANTARA through
telephone.

Tanaka, a Japanese woman, inquired about the political situation
and security in Jakarta, Bandung and Bali, while another
telephone caller inquired about the situation in Manado. Tanaka
is a Batik fan. She wants to visit Indonesia to hunt for Batiks.

"Is it safe for us to conduct travel in September?" asked a
telephone caller who wants to visit Sumba island. The telephone
caller relate the security in Indonesia to the results of the
general election on June 7, 1999, because they inquired about
the final result of the general election on June 7, 1999 on
Monday, June 21.

(T.LTK-01/INT-KT/15:20/INT-TA/nn02/TB06)

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