BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan—Despite being forcibly repatriated from this central Asian nation, Kyushu native Misuzu Ogata returned to her “second home” here to promote the country’s culture to ...

Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany by bathing in a lake in the village of Leninskoe, near Bishkek. Camera: IGOR KOVALENKO.

An 84-year-old Uyghur artist and designer has illustrated the works of world-renowned Kyrgyz author Chinghiz Aitmatov. Speaking to Anadolu at a workshop in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Sabidjan ...