Development of Japanese Community in Blok M area seen from aspect of business and industry

Abstract

The rate of migration of Japanese people to Indonesia in 2008 was quite large and because of that many Japanese people living in Indonesia, especially in the capital city, Jakarta. Japanese people who lived in Jakarta can be referred to as Japanese communities because they became local people and did social interactions in the area where they lived. The Blok M area of Jakarta is one of the areas frequented by Japanese people in Jakarta since the 90s. Business people built businesses and industries in the area around Blok M to complement and attract the attention of the Japanese. From Japanese restaurants to the night entertainment industry like karaoke and clubs/bars. Because of this, a lot of Japanese people who often go to Blok M to eat in restaurants or looking for night entertainment. From the cultural side, Blok M has an annual event that has been around since 2010, namely Ennichisai. This Japanese festival is full of Japanese culinary and traditional to modern Japanese shows. This research used Ethnographic research methods and community concepts to examine more deeply about the Japanese community in Blok M. The purpose of this research is to reveal the development of the Japanese community in the Blok M area if viewed through the aspects of business and industry.