Kazakhstan and Japan expand investment and industrial cooperation

Kazakhstan and Japan intend to expand investment and industrial cooperation, as discussed during a meeting between Kazakhstan's Minister of Industry and Construction Yersayin Nagaspayev and Japan's Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kenji Yamada.

According to Report's Kazakhstan bureau, the sides paid particular attention to implementing the agreements reached during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev"s state visit to Tokyo in December 2025. During the visit, 60 commercial agreements worth more than $3.7 billion were signed, including agreements providing for the introduction of advanced Japanese technologies into production.

Kazakhstan and Japan are currently implementing 17 joint industrial projects with a total value of around $940 million. Ten of these projects have already been commissioned.

The sides also discussed new areas of cooperation and preparations for the ninth meeting of the Kazakhstan-Japan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, which will be held in Astana in December 2026.