BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. The 9th joint
meeting of the Kazakhstan-Japan Joint Commission of Government and
Private Sectors on Economic Cooperation, scheduled to take place in
December 2026 in Astana, was discussed during a meeting between
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Japan Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev and
Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kawasaki
Heavy Industries and Chairman of the Japan Business Association
ROTOBO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan said
today.
“Around 150 prominent representatives of Japanese big business
are expected to participate, representing such key sectors as
energy, machinery, transport, logistics, mining, construction, and
finance,” the ministry said.
The event will focus on strengthening the strategic economic
partnership between Japan and Kazakhstan, with particular emphasis
on the development of artificial intelligence and digital
technologies, promotion of green transformation, deepening
cooperation in the financial sector, and enhancing supply chain
resilience.
ROTOBO coordinates the participation of Japanese business
representatives in the commission's work, serving as the
secretariat for the Japan-Kazakhstan Economic Committee.
The upcoming Joint Commission meeting aims to implement the
agreements reached during the official visit of President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Japan in December 2025.
During the meeting, Ambassador Baudarbek-Kozhatayev highlighted
Kazakhstan's interest in strengthening its long-term technological
partnership with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, including joint project
implementation and the localization of advanced technological
solutions.
The Kazakhstan side presented investment proposals for
establishing automated warehousing and fulfillment complexes
integrated with robotic systems, modern operations management
technologies, and smart logistics solutions.
In addition, investment projects were presented in hydrogen
energy, industrial automation, transport and logistics, and urban
infrastructure development, including the flagship tech hub
project, Alatau City.
For his part, Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, confirmed the corporation's
strong interest in implementing projects in Kazakhstan, identifying
the petrochemical industry and energy machinery as priority areas
for cooperation.
Furthermore, the head of the Japanese corporation emphasized
that amid growing volatility in global markets, Kazakhstan is
viewed by the Japanese business community as a strategically
important and reliable supplier of critical minerals.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a major Japanese industrial and
engineering corporation operating in energy, transport, aerospace,
shipbuilding, industrial equipment, robotics, and infrastructure.
As one of the global technological leaders in liquefied hydrogen,
Kawasaki Heavy Industries developed and built the world's first
liquefied hydrogen carrier, Suiso Frontier, and commissioned the
world's first dedicated liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal.
