Summit of Central Asian and Japanese Leaders in Tokyo Supports Trans-Caspian Corridor; Tokayev warns that nuclear risks are increasing

“Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue” (CA+JAD). Credit: The Office of the Prime Minister of Japan Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (Tokyo, Japan) Monday December 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office TOKYO, Japan, Dec 22 (IPS) – The leaders of Japan and the five Central Asian states met in Tokyo on December 20 and approved the “Tokyo Declaration”, launching […]

Breaking the silence in Tokyo: a Kazakh filmmaker confronts the nuclear scars through her documentary ‘Jara’

Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (Tokyo) Friday October 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – The cinema hall of Tokyo’s Toda Peace Memorial Hall fell silent as the Kazakh filmmaker and human rights activist Aigerim Seitenova stepped forward in a black T-shirt and green skirt to introduce her 31-minute documentary, “Jara – Radioactive Patriarchy: […]