East Java Deputy Governor Emil Elestianto Dardak received a courtesy call from Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Jukka-Pekka Kaihilahti at the Shangri-La Hotel in Surabaya City, East Java. The visit on Apr. 29, 2025, is a strategic moment to strengthen Finnish-Indonesian bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of investment, trade, forestry, and sustainable industrial development.

The Bromo Sunset Music and Culture cultural event was successfully held at the Seruni Point Glass Bridge Amphitheater in the Mount Bromo area of Probolinggo Regency, East Java Province on Apr. 19, 2025. The event, which combines the beauty of a mountain sunset panorama with traditional art performances, attracted thousands of visitors.

Banyuwangi Regency in East Java Province presents various cultural ritual attractions to welcome the 2025 Idul Fitri holiday. The region at Java Island's eastern edge offers a tourism experience that combines culture, education, and entertainment.

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa conveyed East Java's readiness to be a friendly host for investment, which she noted has been proven by the provision of ease of investment facilities, while accompanying President Prabowo Subianto to inaugurate PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI)'s precious metal refinery (PMR) in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE), Gresik Regency, East Java on Mar. 17, 2025.

Big Bang Ramadan Surabaya 2025 was officially opened on Mar. 14, 2025 at the Grand City Convention and Exhibition in Surabaya City, East Java Province.

A unique way of ngabuburit, the tradition of going out while waiting to break the Ramadan fast by maghrib, was carried out by several women who are members of Tiara Kusuma Lamongan Branch Leadership Council (DPC), the Lamongan Regency, East Java Province branch of the Tiara Kusuma national association of salon entrepreneurs and beauty experts.

The centuries-old tradition of Dandangan was held again in Kudus Regency, East Java with a lively cultural procession. Thousands of residents poured onto the streets to witness the procession that marked the arrival of Ramadan in the city.