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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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan (Credits: PMO)
PM Modi In Japan LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Japan, held summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Friday with an aim to further strengthen bilateral co-operation. Prime Minister 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.
On Saturday, both leaders are likely to travel to Sendai city on a high-speed train to pay a visit to a semiconductor facility.
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.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed Tokyo for Sendai. PM Modi is being accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
