The Interpreter: "Tokyo’s runway into Central Asia"

 

 "Tokyo’s runway into Central Asia"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Marin Ekstrom

The Interpreter - Lowy Institute

24 July 2026

Published:  https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/tokyo-s-runway-into-central-asia

 

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the two most economically developed Central Asian nations, are ambitiously expanding their commercial aviation infrastructure and fleets to make their airports and airlines more globally renowned. One of the key partners in these countries’ infrastructure transformation is Japan.