Editing Economy of Indonesia (section)

===Japan===
Indonesia and Japan signed the [[Indonesia–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement]] (IJEPA), which had come into effect on 1 July 2008. The agreement was Indonesia's first bilateral free-trade agreement to ease the cross-border flow of goods and people as well as investment between both countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/indonesia-japan-economic-partnership-agreement-ijepa-reviewed/item5244?|title=Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) Reviewed |publisher=Indonesia Investments|website=indonesia-investments.com|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref> In 2012, there were between 1,200 and 1,300 Japanese corporates operating in Indonesia, with some 12,000 Japanese nationals living in Indonesia. Japan has been investing in Indonesia for decades, particularly in the automotive, electronic goods, energy, and mining sectors. Prior to the formation of the Indonesian Republic, the Japanese had viewed Indonesia as an important source of natural resources. The Japanese need of natural resources was among the reasons that led the nation to advance further to the south in their military conquests during World War II. Today Indonesia is Japan's major supplier for [[natural rubber]], [[liquefied natural gas]], [[coal]], minerals, [[Pulp (paper)|paper pulp]], seafood such as [[shrimp]] and [[tuna]], and [[coffee]]. Traditionally Indonesia has been regarded as a major market of Japanese automotive and electronic goods. For Japanese businesses, Indonesia has been a location for low-cost manufacturing operations as well as being the source of various natural resources required by those operations. Approximately 1,000 Japanese companies operate in Indonesia which employ approximately 300,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/08/23/huge-opportunity-japanese-investment.html|title=Huge opportunity from Japanese investment - Mon, August 23, 2010|first=The Jakarta|last=Post|website=The Jakarta Post}}</ref> Major Japanese factories are concentrated east of Jakarta with high concentrations in [[Bekasi]], [[Cikarang]] and [[Karawang]], [[West Java]].