Japan Center
Video Chat between Kazakhstan and Japanese Children
Kazakhstan-Japan Center for Human Development
Among the republics under the former Soviet Union, Kazakhstan was the last country to gain its independence in 1995 and to shift to a market economy. Due to the various reforms that were implemented such as the privatization of state enterprises, the invitation to foreign investments, and others, its GDP dropped to 60% of what it was at the time of its independence..
However, due to the country’s abundant natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas, minerals, and others, it has shown stable economic growth since 2000 and has made steady progress in its transition to a market economy. With the singular expansion of U.S. and European firms in Kazakhstan, Japanese style management methods introduced through the Japan Center have become a focal point of interest as a new business approach among MBA oriented graduate students and others in the country.
Kazakhstan Japan Center was open in September 2002 at Almaty, and has been established at Astana, too
