Indonesia's Prabowo visits Japan for balance after his China trip

President-elect wants to strengthen defense and economic ties with Tokyo

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Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect and defense minister, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on April 3. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

TAMAYO MUTO, YUICHI SHIGA and NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/JAKARTA -- Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect and defense minister, met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday during a visit to Japan that immediately follows talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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