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【Photo Diary】 (4) Visit to Indonesia

Published on September 16, 2025

I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my week-long visit to Indonesia from July 5 to 11, 2025, in my capacity as honorary chair of The Nippon Foundation and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.

[July 9, Probolinggo Regency in East Java Province, Indonesia]

Photo of Regent H. Muhammad Haris and Yohei Sasakawa. — With Regent H. Muhammad Haris of Probolinggo Regency.

I stated that Indonesia is now one of the world’s leading modern countries, yet some regions, including Probolinggo Regency, still face challenges from leprosy. “With your help, let’s make Probolinggo a model of a leprosy-free region,” I told him.

Photo of children and Yohei Sasakawa. — Visiting a village where persons affected by leprosy live. I was welcomed by many children who were on a two-week summer vacation.

Photo of a man who has been cured of the disease and Yohei Sasakawa. — Visiting a man who has been cured of the disease.

Photo of KH Mohammad Hasan Mutawakkil Alallah and Yohei Sasakawa. — With KH Mohammad Hasan Mutawakkil Alallah, chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council, East Java Branch (MUI Jawa Timur), and president of Zainul Hasan Genggong Islamic Boarding School, one of the oldest Islamic educational institutions in Indonesia.

Photo of Islamic high school girls and Yohei Sasakawa. — Given the opportunity to let Islamic high school girls know about leprosy.

Photo of Yohei Sasakawa. — “Leprosy is a curable disease,” I said.

Photo of college students and Yohei Sasakawa. — With college students who are studying public health, where I had another opportunity to talk about our campaign for a world without leprosy.

Photo of dancers performing. — Welcomed with a dance performance prior to a dinner hosted in my honor by Ms. Khofifah Indar Parawansa, governor of East Java.

Photo of Ms. Khofifah Indar Parawansa and Yohei Sasakawa. — With Ms. Khofifah Indar Parawansa, governor of East Java, which has a population of over 40 million. She agreed to my suggestion that her province establish a committee for leprosy control involving the government, religious groups, and civil society representatives.

(To be continued)

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