Piyush Goyal pitches India as investment destination to Japanese financial institutions, seeks greater institutional capital

August 25, 2026 11:58 AM

Piyush Goyal pitches India as investment destination to Japanese financial institutions, seeks greater institutional capital

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday invited Japanese financial institutions to deepen their long-term investments in India, highlighting opportunities in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and digital infrastructure. Goyal held discussions in Tokyo with senior representatives of leading Japanese financial and investment institutions, including MUFG, Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and Nippon Life. The ...

Adityanath Asks Officials of Invest UP, Other Departments to Facilitate Japanese Investments, Promote Tourism

August 25, 2026 1:17 AM

Adityanath Asks Officials of Invest UP, Other Departments to Facilitate Japanese Investments, Promote Tourism

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with officials of Invest UP and other departments on Monday and asked them to facilitate investment by Japanese companies and promote tourism in the state. “For the first time, a delegation of 240 people arrived in the state. This visit created a positive atmosphere between Japan and Uttar Pradesh. The guests who came from Japan appreciated the positive changes taking place in Uttar Pradesh. In such a situation, continuous dialogue b...

India, Japan sign maritime security pact, deepen defence cooperation

August 20, 2026 2:16 PM

India, Japan sign maritime security pact, deepen defence cooperation

India and Japan on Thursday agreed to further deepen defence and maritime security cooperation, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi signing a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation in New Delhi.   The agreement provides a framework for strengthening cooperation between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, including information sharing on Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), Search and Rescue (SAR), and Humanitaria...

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Inspects Guard of Honour in Presence of Rajnath Singh

August 20, 2026 12:43 PM

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Inspects Guard of Honour in Presence of Rajnath Singh

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Thursday inspected the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Koizumi, who is on a visit to India, also laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and paid tribute to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice. Earlier on Wednesday, Koizumi arrived in Mumbai for his maiden official visit to India, beginning a two-day itinerary focused on deepening defence ties and advancin...

Rajnath Singh to discuss defence cooperation, Indo-Pacific with Japanese counterpart today

August 20, 2026 9:55 AM

Rajnath Singh to discuss defence cooperation, Indo-Pacific with Japanese counterpart today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, in New Delhi on Thursday to further strengthen defence cooperation between the two nations and promote peace in the Indo-Pacific region. “The meeting is expected to further strengthen bilateral defence relations, enhance strategic trust and cooperation, promote stability & security in the Indo-Pacific region and identify new areas of collaboration,” the Defence Ministry said. T...

Piyush Goyal invites Japanese businesses to deepen investments, partnerships in India

August 19, 2026 12:14 AM

Piyush Goyal invites Japanese businesses to deepen investments, partnerships in India

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday invited Japanese businesses to deepen investments and partnerships in India, highlighting the country's expanding market, young workforce and growing opportunities in emerging sectors. Addressing a dinner hosted by the Uttar Pradesh government for a Japanese delegation in the presence of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Goyal said the India-Japan partnership had acquired growing strategic and economic importance and was rooted in sh...

Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

July 29, 2026 9:55 AM

Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

Rescuers were frantically searching on Wednesday for survivors of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.   Eight people were pulled alive from the rubble of a partially collapsed shopping mall near the city of Kumamoto that was torn apart by an apparent explosion about an hour after Tuesday's earthquake, killing two women in their 20s.   Around 20 to 30 mall workers we...

India, Japan review defence cooperation at 8th Defence Policy Dialogue

July 13, 2026 3:44 PM

India, Japan review defence cooperation at 8th Defence Policy Dialogue

India and Japan held the 8th India-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue in Tokyo on Monday, reviewing progress in bilateral defence cooperation and reaffirming their commitment to further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.   The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, while the Japanese side was headed by Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Kano Koji.   During the dialogue, the two sides reviewed the full spectrum of b...

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi leaves for Tokyo after three-day India visit

July 3, 2026 1:58 PM

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi leaves for Tokyo after three-day India visit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her three-day official visit to India on Friday after holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, with both countries adopting a comprehensive set of agreements aimed at deepening cooperation in economic security, artificial intelligence, clean energy, critical technologies, defence, mobility and scientific research. Takaichi departed for Tokyo after what both sides described as a ...

‘Free, prosperous, rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority’: Japan PM Takaichi; says India’s MAHASAGAR aligns with FOIP

July 2, 2026 3:56 PM

‘Free, prosperous, rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority’: Japan PM Takaichi; says India’s MAHASAGAR aligns with FOIP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday underscored the importance of deepening strategic cooperation with India, saying that a "free, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific" remains a shared priority for both countries. She also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's MAHASAGAR initiative is closely aligned with Japan's updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy. Addressing a joint press statement with PM Modi after the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi, Takaichi ...