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Japanese-style bus driver training in Java: Japan turns to Indonesians amid worker shortage
Mr Jejen Kurniawan on a driving course with Japanese road signs at Japan Indonesia Driving School in Indonesia.
PHOTO: THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Published Feb 13, 2026, 12:53 PM
Updated Feb 13, 2026, 01:48 PM
KARANGANYAR, Indonesia – With Japan’s bus industry facing a serious shortage of workers, hopes are high for Indonesian bus drivers who have obtained a “specified skilled worker” visa.
At a Japanese-style driving school in Indonesia, students learn Japan’s traffic rules while studying the language, with about 50 drivers scheduled to head to Japan within a year.
Located in Karanganyar in Central Java province, Indonesia, the Japan Indonesia Driving School (JIDS) is surrounded by banana trees and rice fields. Its driving course features stop signs written in Japanese and Japanese-style railroad crossing signs, as well as practice slopes
Japanese-style bus driver training in Java: Japan turns to Indonesians amid worker shortage
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Mr Jejen Kurniawan on a driving course with Japanese road signs at Japan Indonesia Driving School in Indonesia.
PHOTO: THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
Published Feb 13, 2026, 12:53 PM
Updated Feb 13, 2026, 01:48 PM
KARANGANYAR, Indonesia – With Japan’s bus industry facing a serious shortage of workers, hopes are high for Indonesian bus drivers who have obtained a “specified skilled worker” visa.
At a Japanese-style driving school in Indonesia, students learn Japan’s traffic rules while studying the language, with about 50 drivers scheduled to head to Japan within a year.
Located in Karanganyar in Central Java province, Indonesia, the Japan Indonesia Driving School (JIDS) is surrounded by banana trees and rice fields. Its driving course features stop signs written in Japanese and Japanese-style railroad crossing signs, as well as practice slopes
