New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism H.E. Hiromasa Nakano visited High-Speed Rail (HSR) construction sites of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train project in Surat and Mumbai today. H.E. Nakano was welcomed at Surat international airport with traditional Garba. Surat’s MP Shri Mukesh Dalal, Mayor Shri Dax...Read More

New Delhi: Fairfax India Holdings, which also owns Bengaluru International Airport, has divested its 51% stake in Saurashtra Freight to Japan-based Kamigumi Co. Ltd. for ₹662 crore, according to a regulatory disclosure. Fairfax had acquired the stake in 2017 for ₹200 crore, marking a significant return on investment. Saurashtra Freight operates one of the largest container freight station (CFS) facilities at Mundra Port in Gujarat, a key hub for India’s maritime trade. Prem Watsa,...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel met a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Gandhinagar, led by Sasaki Jun, Vice Governor of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The delegation had come to India to participate in Semicon India 2025, held in New Delhi. During their visit, they toured Japanese semiconductor industries operating in the state. The delegation visited semiconductor units in Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) before meeting Chief Minister Patel in ...Read More

Tokyo, August 30, 2025 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan concluded with both countries announcing a wide-ranging set of agreements aimed at deepening their Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The outcomes cover cooperation in defense, economy, technology, environment, culture, and people-to-people exchanges. 1. India–Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade India and Japan adopted a 10-year strategic framework to guide cooperation in eight priority areas: econ...Read More

Ahmedabad: India and Japan are expected to announce a partnership for manufacturing the next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains in India during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan, a news report said. The collaboration aims to further strengthen economic ties between the two countries, with both sides having agreed in principle on the joint production of the E10 Shinkansen, which is based on Japan’s ALFA-X experimental train. The project will complement ongoing wor...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a high-profile diplomatic tour to Japan and China from August 29 to September 1, 2025. The visit will see him participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo, followed by attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China. Announcing the trip, the External Affairs Ministry in a press statement said, “At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister Shri Narendra M...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad City and Hamamatsu City of Japan today formally signed a Sister City Twinning Agreement at Riverfront House in the city. The agreement was signed by Pratibha Jain, Mayor of Ahmedabad, and Yusuke Nakano, Mayor of Hamamatsu, in the presence of officials from both cities. The partnership aims to strengthen bilateral ties, foster friendship, and enhance cooperation across multiple sectors. Both parties have agreed to maintain regular communication between designated authorities...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a significant development under the India-Japan strategic partnership, the Japanese government has agreed to introduce next-generation E10 Shinkansen trains as part of the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, the Indian Railways announced on Monday. In an official statement, the Railways said, "Japanese Shinkansen is currently running E5 trains.  Next generation trains are E10.  In the spirit of strategic partnership between Japan and India, the Japanese government h...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, led a high-level delegation of leading Japanese companies on an official visit to Dholera Special Investment Region (Dholera SIR), India’s greenfield smart industrial city under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The visit marked a significant milestone in advancing industrial cooperation between India and Japan, built on shared values of innovation, sustainability, and inclusive development, said an official statement. The t...Read More