Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 11 (ANI): Japan’s Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, visited the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Tata Electronics facility with greater than 60 Japanese enterprise representatives and stated Tokyo is absolutely dedicated to India’s journey to fabricate semiconductors.
‘I visited Dholera SIR(@DholeraOfficial) and @TataElectronics with greater than 60 Japanese enterprise representatives. Japan is absolutely dedicated to India’s journey to fabricate semiconductor in India!’ the envoy stated in a publish on X.
Ono Keiichi led a high-level delegation of main Japanese corporations on a go to to Dholera Special Investment Region, India’s greenfield sensible industrial metropolis beneath the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
The go to marked a major milestone in advancing industrial cooperation between India and Japan, constructed on shared values of innovation, sustainability and inclusive growth.
The two-day engagement started on Wednesday with a convention session in Ahmedabad, adopted by a web site go to to Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) on Thursday.
The session held on Wednesday featured opening remarks by Resident Executive Officer & Regional Head for Asia Pacific, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Kazuko Sakuma and Chief Representative, JETRO Ahmedabad Yu Yoshida.
Mona Ok. Khandhar, Principal Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, additionally addressed the gathering
Delivering the keynote handle, CEO & MD, National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), Rajat Kumar Saini, underscored the deepening strategic partnership between India and Japan.
He famous that the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), impressed by Japan’s Tokyo-Osaka hall, continues to profit from Japanese collaboration and funding, a Commerce and Industry launch stated.
The session showcased displays on India’s evolving industrial ecosystem and the emergence of Dholera as a hub for superior manufacturing.
A particular handle by Ambassador Ono Keiichi concluded the session, during which he appreciated India’s imaginative and prescient for semiconductors and sensible cities, and reaffirmed Japan’s continued assist for India’s financial transformation.
The Japanese delegation undertook an on-site tour of the town’s deliberate infrastructure and services, accompanied by officers from Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd. (DICDL) and the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC).
Ono Keiichi, accompanied by Japan’s Minister of Economic and Development Affairs, Koyoko Hokugo, additionally paid a courtesy go to to Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.
A Gujarat authorities launch stated that in his three-day go to to Gujarat, which included Dholera SIR and conferences with 150 prime industrialists in Ahmedabad, the Ambassador highlighted Japan’s intent to deepen ties with the state.
He additionally appreciated the State Government’s assist for over 350 Japanese corporations working within the state.
Bhupendra Patel acknowledged that Gujarat is sort of a second residence for Japan, providing a supportive atmosphere with Japanese townships, eating places, and industries. (ANI)

