The Japanese government has asked hundreds of Indonesian nurses and care workers in Japan to remain in the country following the tsunami and leaking of nuclear reactors despite the massive evacuation by Indonesia and other countries, Indonesian official said on Friday.

Jumhur Hidayat, head of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas (BNP2TKI) said that the request was conveyed by Toshiharu kawagoe, Japanese atache for workers at the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta.

"They want Indonesian nurses and care workers to continue their works in line with their working contract, because the victims of the quake and tsunami in Japan really needs them," he said at the BNP2TKI office here.

There were 686 Indonesian nurses and care workers in Japan at present, and all of them are safe, the agency said.

"So, there is no plan of the Japanese government to return them home to Indonesia," said Hidayat.

The Indonesian government along with other foreign governments have evacuated its citizen from the disaster-affected country.

For the first phase, over 100 Indonesians have arrived home this week.

The Indonesian government has sent dozens of volunteers and other emergency relief aids, including 2 million U.S. dollar funds.

Indonesian also would help supply more liquefied natural gas to Japan.

Japan had joined global a solidarity helping Indonesia during the tsunami in December 2004, which that killed over 170,000 Indonesian people and caused massive destruction of infrastructures.

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