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TAJIKISTAN

Monuments of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the U.S.S.R., are an awkward reminder of an era that no longer fits with the times in Central Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 5, 2026
Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts away from Moscow
Over the past decade, the region has shown little interest in preserving its Soviet heritage.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a summit with five Central Asian nations in Tokyo on Saturday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 20, 2025
Japan sets $19 billion business target in Central Asia
Japan unveiled a five-year goal on Saturday for business projects totaling $19 billion in Central Asia as Tokyo vies for influence in the resource-rich region.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet in Tokyo on Friday.
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Dec 19, 2025
Takaichi hosts first summit with Central Asia leaders
The summit comes as Tokyo competes for influence in the resource-rich region.
Solar panels power an environmentally friendly mosque in Kazakhstan¡¯s capital, Astana. Japanese companies are supporting green energy projects across Central Asia, promoting renewable power, climate resilience and sustainable development.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2025
Japan should unveil a ¡®Green Master Plan¡¯ for Central Asia
Japanese companies are driving green energy projects across Central Asia, advancing renewable power, climate resilience and sustainable development.
In an effort to reduce the influence of China and Russia, Japan hopes to confirm its cooperation with Central Asian countries in maintaining and strengthening an international order based on the rule of law.
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Nov 27, 2025
Japan-Central Asia summit to be held in Tokyo in December
Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important region sometimes referred to as the ¡°backyards¡± of China and Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a dinner with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties
The White House meeting emphasizes the Trump administration¡¯s efforts to expand and secure U.S. supply chains through new global agreements.
The Arch of Independence in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Central Asia¡¯s Turkic nations, united by shared history and culture, are emerging as a strategic counterbalance to Russia and China, offering Japan opportunities for investment and influence.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2025
Why Japan ¡ª like the U.S. ¡ª needs Central Asia
The C5 ¡ª Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ¡ª concerns Japan more directly than seems immediately obvious.
The Arch of Independence in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Central Asia is shaking off its Soviet past, driven by economic momentum, demographic strength and strategic diplomacy, even as hurdles remain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2025
Central Asia changes its playbook
In recent years, the five Central Asian countries have managed to rebuild their economies, stabilize their politics and deepen their engagement with the rest of the world.
Qatar's Moustafa Tarek celebrates with the trophy after his team defeated Jordan to win the AFC Asian Cup in Lusail, Qatar, on Feb. 10, 2024.
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2025
Australia mulls Asian Cup as Central Asian nations launch joint bid
United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Indonesia have also expressed interest in holding the 2031 event.
A man rides a motorbike along a street in the settlement of Hulbuk, formerly known as Vose, in the Khatlon region, Tajikistan, on Dec. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2024
Tajik migrants fear for income and security as Russia reels from terror attack
Migrants in Russia say a rise in street harassment and police raids are making life there more difficult, a concern also raised by rights advocates.
This aerial photograph taken on July 8 shows lakes of snowmelt in the Tian Shan mountain range.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 18, 2024
¡®Disappeared completely¡¯: Melting glaciers worry Central Asia
The effects of a warming planet have been particularly visible in Central Asia.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Aug. 2
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Aug 13, 2024
Kishida holds phone talks with Tajik and Turkmen leaders
On the call, Kishida conveyed Japan¡¯s continued commitment to strengthening relations with Central Asia and his desire to rearrange his trip to the region.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during the opening session of the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Tokyo last month.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Aug 3, 2024
Japan and Central Asia to vow to uphold rule of law
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to drive a wedge between these Central Asian countries and China and Russia during a summit later this month.
Qatari and French officers patrol on horseback down a street in central Paris on Friday, a week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2024
France races to head off Islamic State group threat to Paris Olympics
The outreach comes in the wake of two major attacks this year that authorities say were carried out by Tajik members of the militant group.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states leaders' summit in Astana on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2024
How China and Russia compete, and cooperate, in Central Asia
Even as China has expanded its economic influence across Central Asia, it still faces challenges to its diplomacy from Russia.
Jamoliddin Makhmaliyev sits with his grandson and granddaughters in front of his new house in the village of Khuroson, some 70 kilometers south of the Tajikistan capital Dushanbe, on March 26. ¡°We lived in fear, until the day the mountain collapsed and destroyed our house,¡± recalls his wife Yodgoroy. Tajikistan is the Central Asian country most vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 17, 2024
Tajikistan builds villages for climate migrants fleeing fatal landslides
The former Soviet country says it relocated 45,000 people between 2000 and 2017, and that tens of thousands of others are waiting their turn.
Migrant workers from Tajikistan in an apartment shared by 18 people in Moscow in May 2020. The main suspects in the deadly assault are from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia¡¯s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2024
In Moscow attack, a handful of suspects but 1 million Tajiks under suspicion
Many Tajiks who fill jobs in Russia¡¯s wartime economy are being deported and harassed.
Tajikistan's Rustam Soirov celebrates with a banner after his team defeated Lebanon in an Asian Cup Group A match in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Monday.
SOCCER
Jan 23, 2024
¡®Big dream¡¯ as debutant Tajikistan reaches Asian Cup last 16
At the final whistle Tajikistan¡¯s players celebrated with the small number of their fans inside the stadium.
Kyrgyz male labor migrants wait to depart for work in Russia at the office of a company organizing passenger transportation on Oct. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 16, 2023
Pressured amid war effort, Central Asia migrants leave Russia
Moscow is offering incentives for migrants to work in places like Mariupol, while enlistment offices seek to entice them into the Russian army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2023
Xi summit to deepen Central Asian ties in split-screen with G7
The summit unfolds in a split screen with G7 leaders effort in Japan this week to hammer out a unified response to Chinese ¡®economic coercion.¡±
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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