Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Japanese Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Friday, deepening ties between the two Asian democracies during his two-day visit to Japan.
Modi, arriving in Tokyo amid tensions between New Delhi and Washington over trade and tariffs under President Donald Trump, also held talks with Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.
In a social media post, Modi described his discussion with Kishida as “wonderful.” He added, “He has always been a great advocate of closer India–Japan relations. We discussed the progress in our bilateral partnership across trade, critical technologies and human resource mobility. We also discussed the vast potential in emerging areas such as technology and semiconductors.”
The Ministry of External Affairs highlighted that “both sides discussed the progress in India–Japan ties and the potential of taking forward India–Japan partnership for mutual progress and prosperity.”
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Modi also met Suga, Chairman of the Japan-India Association. On X, he wrote that they spoke about the many “dimensions of India–Japan cooperation.” He further said, “Our discussions covered how to build closer collaboration, including in technology, AI, trade, investment and beyond.” The Ministry noted Modi appreciated the association’s role in fostering friendship and business linkages between the two nations.
During the meeting with Speaker Nukaga, Modi focused on the “strong and friendly relations between India and Japan with a special focus on parliamentary exchanges, human resource development, cultural exchanges and cooperation across key sectors including the economy, health, mobility partnership, AI, science, technology and more,” according to the MEA.
Earlier, addressing a business forum, Modi emphasised that India and Japan will together shape the Asian century for stability, growth and prosperity.
After Japan, Modi is scheduled to visit China on a two-day trip to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation annual summit in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1.
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