Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday for a two-day official visit to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, marking his first standalone trip to Japan in nearly seven years.
The visit, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, aims to deepen bilateral ties and take forward the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two nations. Modi and Ishiba will hold comprehensive talks to review progress across multiple sectors and exchange views on pressing regional and global issues.
Ahead of his departure from New Delhi, PM Modi described the visit as an opportunity to shape the “next phase” of the partnership, highlighting cooperation in trade, investment, emerging technologies, and people-to-people exchanges.
During the visit, Modi will interact with Japanese political leaders, business leaders, and the Friends of India in Japan, while also participating in a business forum to boost trade, investment, and technology linkages. The summit is expected to launch new initiatives in semiconductors, startups, clean energy, supply chain resilience, and skill development.
This is Modi’s eighth visit to Japan since 2014 and his first annual summit with Prime Minister Ishiba, underscoring India’s strong strategic focus on Japan.
In recent years, bilateral trade has grown steadily, reaching USD 22.8 billion in 2023–24. Japan remains India’s fifth-largest source of FDI, with inflows of USD 43.2 billion as of December 2024.
Following his Japan visit, PM Modi will travel to Tianjin, China (August 31–September 1) to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Tokyo summit will further consolidate India-Japan friendship, explore new avenues of cooperation, and reaffirm the two countries’ shared commitment to peace, prosperity, and stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
