New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Industry leaders from India and Japan lauded the strengthening bilateral relationship between the 2 nations throughout Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s maiden go to to the nation, describing it as secure, progressive and stuffed with increasing enterprise and funding alternatives throughout sectors together with know-how, agriculture, area and power.
Speaking on the sidelines of the India-Japan Business Forum 2026 within the nationwide capital, executives from main firms highlighted India’s rising market potential as an funding hub and the complementary strengths of each nations.
Susumu Okamoto, President of Choshu Industry Corporation, mentioned India presents a robust and secure funding setting beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India’s present place is ‘crucial’ on the worldwide stage.
‘This is an excellent side for India as a result of it appears to us it is an open and secure India after Prime Minister Modi took workplace. It’s an important second on a worldwide stage,’ Okamoto mentioned.
Taka Sanno, President & CEO of Suntory India, expressed optimism about enterprise growth within the Indian market.
‘It is sweet and progressively higher. I’m in search of additional alternatives to come back into the market in India,’ he mentioned.
Highlighting area sector collaboration and long-term strategic ties, Tushar Jadhav, Co-Founder of Manastu Space, mentioned India-Japan relations proceed to deepen.
‘The world order is altering. A protracted-term relationship exists between India and Japan. They have executed collaborations within the area sector. The relationship Shinzo Abe began with PM Modi is transferring ahead with the present Prime Minister. This is sweet for enterprise and the setting,’ Jadhav mentioned.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, briefing on the outcomes of the Japan PM’s go to, acknowledged that Japan’s area company has proven sturdy curiosity in India’s launch automobile capabilities operated by ISRO and is already utilising them for launching sure satellites.
Yuriko Kato, Founder & CEO of M2Labo Inc, emphasised synergy between Japanese precision and Indian agility in innovation.
‘I’m actually joyful to be right here. We are the very best match between Japan and India. Japan is sweet at processing however not good at agile issues. But Indian persons are very energetic to begin new issues. We can come collectively to enhance each nations’ agriculture,’ Kato mentioned.
Pankaj Garg, President & CEO of Innovation Thru Energy, mentioned bilateral ties are deepening additional within the present international setting.
‘Japan and India have a really sturdy relationship. After this chaos, all of us can see that it’s getting deeper. PM Modi and Shinzo Abe had a deep relationship. Japan has a excessive respect for PM Modi’, he mentioned.
Meanwhile, Motoyuki Arai, Founder and CEO of Synspective Inc, highlighted the significance of technological collaboration between the 2 nations.
‘We have various kinds of superior applied sciences: {hardware} applied sciences, AI and analytics know-how. Indian firms have superb ones. So we are able to mix that benefit and construct up worth for each nations,’ he mentioned.
The remarks got here as each nations proceed to broaden cooperation in rising applied sciences, area, clear power, agriculture and manufacturing, with enterprise leaders underscoring the rising momentum in India-Japan financial ties.
Earlier within the day, Japan introduced 129 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with India on the Japan-India Joint Economic Forum, as enterprise leaders from each nations highlighted rising investments in superior applied sciences, clear power and semiconductors, reflecting the deepening financial partnership between the 2 nations.
Addressing the discussion board within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Chairman and CEO Ishiguro Norihiko mentioned, ‘Today, we’re happy to announce 129 MoUs between Japan and India.’
This comes as a part of Takaichi’s three-day official go to to India from July 1 to July 3 on the invitation of Prime Minister Modi, throughout which she participated within the sixteenth India-Japan Annual Summit, the place each leaders reviewed the total spectrum of bilateral cooperation and mentioned regional and international problems with mutual curiosity. (ANI)