{
  "id": 6061065,
  "title": "Barelang Police, Japanese diplomat hold meeting on Batam security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/barelang-police-japanese-diplomat-hold-meeting-on-batam-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T23:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/barelang-police-japanese-diplomat-hold-meeting-on-batam-security.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barelang police and a Japanese diplomat met to discuss security in Batam. Batam's status as an industry and investment hub necessitates maintaining security stability to foster investor confidence, including trust from foreigners. The police chief of Barelang city, Anggoro Wicaksono, participated in the meeting with Komada Takayasu, the security consul from the Japanese Consulate General in Medan. Accompanying Komada were Intelligence and Security (Intelkam) Unit chief Comr. Yudiarta Rustam and officers from Intelkam’s foreigner monitoring sub-unit. Anggoro expressed that Batam's security conditions are favorable. Due to the city's role as an industry and investment support area, the police are committed to sustaining and enhancing security to preserve Batam's investment climate. Anggoro noted that there have been no criminal activities involving Japanese individuals, either as victims or perpetrators. He also commended the cooperative nature and adherence to local laws of Japanese citizens residing in Batam.",
  "summary": "Batam’s characteristics as an industry and investment support area require the police to maintain security stability to maintain investors’ trust, including foreigners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}