Special report: Earthquake in Indonesia

    TOKYO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan is to provide 10 million U.S. dollars and emergency equipment, as well as to dispatch personnel to the earthquake-hit Indonesia, the foreign ministry said in a press release on Monday.

    Japan will send a 25-member emergency medical team and emergency items to the Java island on Monday, the ministry said. Japan will also extend grant aid to assist post-disaster reconstruction.

    A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the ancient Indonesian province of Yogyakarta and part of Central Java province on Saturday morning, killing more than 4,000 people and injuring 10,000 others so far. Enditem