The Emperor and Empress landed in Jakarta on Saturday evening for their first official visit to Indonesia. It is the Imperial couple's first overseas goodwill trip since the Emperor ascended the throne.
The Imperial couple were set to attend a welcome ceremony, a meeting and a luncheon with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife, Iriana, as guests of honor.
A departure ceremony was held earlier in the day at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and was attended by Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian Charge d'Affaires Ad Interim of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo John Tjahjanto Boestami, among others.