Due to the geopolitical location and the natural resources of Central Asia wide range of nations has focused its attention on the region, developing various strategies towards the regional states. Japan is one of those nations. In the early years of independence of the Central Asian countries, Japan did not pursue an active policy towards the region, however, in the recent years, due to the growing geopolitical importance of the region, receiving more international attention, Japan’s interest to the region has also increased.

