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TOKYO, JAPAN (DECEMBER 20, 2025) (KYRGYZ PRESIDENCY - RESTRICTED)

1. KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV’S AIRCRAFT TAXIING ON TARMAC AT TOKYO’S HANEDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

2. CLOSE-UP OF NATIONAL FLAGS

3. VARIOUS OF KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV DISEMBARKING FROM AIRCRAFT AND BEING GREETED BY JAPANESE VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ERI ARFIYA AND OTHER OFFICIALS

4. CLOSE-UP OF NATIONAL FLAGS FLYING

5. KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV WAVING FROM INSIDE HIS CAR AND JAPANESE VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ERI ARFIYA WAVING BACK (TWO SHOTS)

6. VARIOUS OF KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV ARRIVING AT “CENTRAL ASIA PLUS JAPAN” BUSINESS FORUM

7. VARIOUS OF JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI, KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV, KAZAKH PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV, TAJIK PRESIDENT EMOMALI RAHMON, TURKMEN PRESIDENT SERDAR BERDIMUHAMEDOW AND UZBEK PRESIDENT SHAVKAT MIRZIYOYEV ATTENDING “CENTRAL ASIA PLUS JAPAN” BUSINESS FORUM
TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 20, 2025: The first leaders-level summit of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue (CA+JAD) was held in Tokyo on Saturday, Dec. 20.

The meeting was chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and attended by Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedow and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, along with ministers from each country.

The leaders also attended the “Central Asia + Japan” business forum, hosted by Japan’s Economy Ministry on the sidelines of the summit.

According to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, the two-day summit aims to expand trade and investment, with discussions focused on promoting autonomous and sustainable development in Central Asia. The leaders are also expected to exchange views on international affairs and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

The summit was originally scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan in August 2024 but was postponed following a mega earthquake advisory issued in Japan.