Tokyo– Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday for a two-day official visit to Japan, where he will participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit.
On arrival, Modi was received by ONO Keiichi, Japan’s Ambassador to India, India’s Ambassador to Japan Sibi George, and other dignitaries.
During his stay from August 29 to 30, the Prime Minister will hold his first bilateral summit-level talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba since Ishiba took office. Officials said the meeting underscores efforts to further strengthen the deepening relationship between the two countries.
This visit marks Modi’s eighth trip to Japan as Prime Minister, highlighting the growing momentum in ties between New Delhi and Tokyo.
At the summit, the leaders will review the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which spans defence and security, trade and economic cooperation, technology and innovation, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders will also discuss issues of regional and global importance. The visit is expected to reaffirm the longstanding friendship between India and Japan.
In addition to the summit, Modi will meet leading Japanese industrialists and political figures to expand economic cooperation and attract investment in key sectors.
The Prime Minister last visited Japan in May 2023. He and Ishiba have since met on several occasions, most recently during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada in June 2025, and at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane, Laos.
Following his engagements in Japan, Modi will travel to China to attend the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Ahead of his departure for Tokyo, the Prime Minister posted on X: “I am confident that my visits to Japan and China will further our national interests and priorities, and contribute to building fruitful cooperation in advancing regional and global peace, security, and sustainable development.”
This will be Modi’s first visit to China in seven years and the first since the Galwan Valley clash along the Line of Actual Control in June 2020. (Source: IANS)
