Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sendai on August 30, where he travelled aboard the iconic Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Sharing a glimpse of the journey on social media platform X, PM Modi posted: “Reached Sendai. Travelled with PM Ishiba to this city on the Shinkansen.”
As he reached Sendai, he was greeted with enthusiastic chants of “Modi-san, welcome!” by members of the Indian diaspora and local well-wishers, reflecting the warmth and admiration shared by people in Japan. Earlier in the day, PM Modi met with the governors of 16 Japanese prefectures in Tokyo and underlined the transformative potential of inter-regional partnerships in areas ranging from trade and innovation to startups and emerging technologies.
In a post shared on social media platform X, the PM Modi wrote: “This morning, I held an exchange of views with the governors of 16 prefectures in Japan in Tokyo. Cooperation between states and prefectures is an important pillar in the friendship between India and Japan. “Therefore, at the 15th India-Japan Summit held yesterday, an initiative on this inter-regional cooperation was launched. There is great potential for cooperation in areas such as trade, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and advanced fields like startups, technology, and AI will also be beneficial to both sides.” The meeting was part of the broader agenda of the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, where both sides launched the State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative to institutionalise and expand sub-national collaborations.
