New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a three-day visit to Japan during which the two countries are expected to sign a civil nuclear deal besides discussing ways to step up cooperation in areas like trade, investment and security.
In his second visit to Japan as Prime Minister, Modi will be holding the annual Summit meeting with his counterpart Shinzo Abe and have an audience with the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo.
“An eastward sojourn begins, this time for the Annual Summit with Japan. PM departs for Tokyo,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said on twitter this morning.
From Tokyo, Modi, accompanied by Abe, will travel to Kobe by the famed Shinkansen bullet train, the technology that will be deployed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway.
He will visit the Kawasaki Heavy Industries facility in Kobe, where high speed railway is manufactured.
“I will have a detailed interaction with top business leaders from India and Japan, to look for ways to further strengthen our trade and investment ties,” Modi said in a statement yesterday.
