2 Japanese photo exhibitions to open at Kyrgyz museum

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese photographer Hiroshi Mizobuchi, 51, from the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, shows one of photographs to be displayed at two Japanese photo exhibitions which will be held simultaneously next month at a national museum in Kyrgyzstan. Mizobuchi said Aug. 29 he plans to hold a Kyrgyz version in Kyoto in November in collaboration with Kyrgyz photographers.

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