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PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: On Saturday, PM Modi and Shigeru Ishiba will visit a semiconductor facility in Sendai city on Saturday.
PM Modi and his Japanese counterpart arrived in Sendai city on a bullet train. (Image: X)
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Japan, arrived in Sendai city on Saturday morning. PM Modi travelled to the city with his Japanese Counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on a bullet train. The two leaders are scheduled to visit a semiconductor facility in Sendai city later in the day.
On Friday, PM Modi held summit talks with Japanese PM Ishiba with an aim to further strengthen bilateral co-operation. PM Modi arrived in Japan on August 29. During the visit, PM Modi is also expected to tour four factories, including one that manufactures a prototype of the E10 Shinkansen bullet train, which India is considering to purchase. Additionally, he is likely to sign several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) covering defense, trade, technology, and business cooperation.
PM Modi’s visit comes amid Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs against India, forcing New Delhi to explore other export destinations for products impacted by the US’ levies. In the second leg of the visit, PM Modi will travel to the Chinese city of Tianjin to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on August 31 and September 1.
PM Modi In Japan LIVE:: 'Journey Of Friendship,' Says MEA Spokesperson As PM Modi, Ishiba Travel Together
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said that the gesture of both PMs travelling together symbolises the warmth of the India-Japan friendship. “A journey of friendship and progress. In a unique gesture symbolising the warmth of the India-Japan friendship, PM Narendra Modi and PM Shigeru Ishiba travelled together to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on the Shinkansen,” Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Tokyo To Sendai: PM Modi Rides High-Speed Bullet Train With Japanese Counterpart Ishiba | Watch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, travelled together on a Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Sendai on Saturday, covering the 370-km distance. Read more
PM Modi In Japan LIVE: PM Modi Receives Warm Welcome By Locals In Sendai, Crowd Chants ‘Modi San Welcome’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome by people gathered to get a glimpse of him as he arrived in Sendai city. Locals were seen chanting “Modi san welcome”.
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi Reaches Sendai With Japanese Counterpart Shigeru Ishiba
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Sendai. PM Modi travelled to the city with his Japanese Counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on a bullet train.
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi Meets Indian Train Drivers Undergoing Training In Japan
During his visit to Tokyo, PM Modi met Indian train drivers who are currently undergoing training at East Japan Railway Company. Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba shared the images on X.
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi Takes Bullet Train Ride With Japanese Counterpart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a bullet train ride with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday. The Japanese PM tweeted images of his train jouney with PM Modi to Sendai city. In a post on X, he wrote, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai…”
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi, His Japanese Counterpart Ishiba View ALFA-X Train
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shared a moment from his engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tweeting that he observed the new ALFA-X train from the window, accompanied by the chairman of JR East. The ALFA-X, Japan’s next-generation Shinkansen, represents cutting-edge advancements in high-speed rail technology.
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi Calls Japan Visit 'Productive', Highlights Key Outcomes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described his visit to Japan as “productive”, highlighting the positive outcomes achieved during his engagements there. PM Modi retweeted a post on X by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal who shared the list of outcomes of PM Modi’s visit to Japan. PM Modi wrote on X, “Productive outcomes during a productive visit. May India-Japan friendship scale newer heights in the times to come!(sic)”
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PM Modi In Japan: How His Visit Is A Message Of Strategic Balancing To The US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Japan, at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, serves as a message of strategic balancing to the United States amid growing tariff tensions. Read more
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: PM Modi, Accompanied By Japanese Counterpart, Departs Tokyo For Sendai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed Tokyo for Sendai. PM Modi is being accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
