Oimo refers to traditional ornamental patterns in the Kyrgyz language. “Many in Japan don’t even know where Kyrgyzstan is,” Ogata said. “I hope what I am doing will inspire them to take an ...

This practice, called ashar in the Kyrgyz language, refers to community labour, such as building a home for the poor, or cleaning irrigation canals. This is how residents in rural areas have ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, January 22. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev ...