Japan sends Chinook helicopters for Kalimantan forest fires

Several Japanese military personnel stand around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Kunisaki docked at Kijing Port, Mempawah Regency, West Kalimantan, Friday (11/9/2026). The JMSDF ship JS Kunisaki carries three CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support water bombing operations in handling forest and land fires (karhutla) in Kalimantan, as part of the Indonesia-Japan humanitarian and disaster management cooperation scheduled to take place from September 12 to 19, 2026. ANTARA FOTO/Jessica Wuysang/nz

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