Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sendai city, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday, where he will visit key industrial facilities, including a semiconductor plant and a bullet train coach manufacturing site.
PM Modi, accompanied by Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrived in Sendai on a Shinkansen (bullet train).
“Reached Sendai. Travelled with PM Ishiba to this city on the Shinkansen,” PM Modi said in a post on X.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said that the gesture of both PMs travelling together symbolises the warmth of the India-Japan friendship.
“A journey of friendship and progress. In a unique gesture symbolising the warmth of the India-Japan friendship, PM Narendra Modi and PM Shigeru Ishiba travelled together to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on the Shinkansen,” Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
Ishiba said that they will continue the journey in the car with PM Modi, showcasing the bond of friendship between the two.
In a post on X, Ishiba said, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I will be with you in the car.”
