### [2026-05-4](/feed/2026/05/4/index.md)

##### Indonesia–Japan relations
# Indonesia and Japan signs a defense agreement including cooperation in defense industry and personnel training amid the lifting of Japan's arms export ban. 




### Sources:

1. [JakartaGlobe](https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-japan-seal-defense-pact-as-tokyo-lifts-lethal-arms-export-ban)

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