AFC Asian Qualifiers
A Justin Hubner own goal in the 35th minute gave the Japanese the lead and Takumi Minamino doubled the advantage with a crisp first-time finish five minutes later.
Goals from Hidemasa Morita and Yukinari Sugawara in the 49th and 69th minutes respectively put the seal on another emphatic win for the Samurai Blue.
Victory moves Moriyasu's side further ahead of the chasing pack in the quest for one of the two automatic berths available at the 2026 Finals with Japan now on 13 points from five games as the qualifiers reach the halfway point.
In the pouring rain the Indonesians threatened early in the game, Shin Tae-yong's side bursting forward after Daichi Kamada's effort from the edge of the area had been blocked, the home side hitting their visitors quickly on the break.
Ragnar Oratmangoen capitalised on hesitation by Koki Machida to leave the defender in his wake and bear down on goal but Zion Suzuki was out quickly enough to deflect the striker's attempt on goal safely away.
Buoyed by the raucous home support, Indonesia continued to stream forward. Debutant Kevin Diks sent over a low pass that fizzed across the face of goal and was only narrowly missed by a sliding Rafael Struick.
Moments later Struick pulled his pass back from the bye-line but there was no one in a position to capitalise with the Japanese defence missing.
Moriyasu's side had struggled to gain a foothold in the game, although Morita instigated an attack down the right that saw Ritsu Doan deliver a cross that Koki Ogawa headed narrowly wide.
Kamada then saw his deflected effort from outside the area gathered by Maarten Paes at full stretch to his left while the FC Dallas goalkeeper gratefully caught Doan's shot soon after.
The pressure was growing from the Japanese and, with 10 minutes left in the half, the former Asian champions went in front.
Machida's pass to Morita was bundled into the path of Kamada and his ball across the face of goal was put in his own net by Hubner under pressure from Ogawa.
Five minutes later Japan increased their lead, Kaoru Mitoma's pass swept into the bottom corner by Minamino with a fine first-time finish.
By the fourth minute of the second half the Samurai Blue were out of sight as Indonesia gifted Morita his side's third.
Paes' poor clearance landed at the feet of the Sporting midfielder and he deftly threaded his shot through the legs of two defenders to score.
Substitute Sugawara lashed the ball into the roof of the net with 21 minutes remaining from the tightest of angles to close out the win for the Japanese, who face China PR on Tuesday. Indonesia will host Saudi Arabia.
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