Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that both countries have set a target of 10 trillion yen investment in India from Japan in the next 10 years

“From Metro to manufacturing, from semiconductors to start-ups, India-Japan partnership in every sector became symbol of mutual trust,” said PM Modi addressing the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Tokyo. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday (August 29, 2025) on a two-day visit during which he will hold summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, with an aim to further expand overall bilateral ties, including in areas of trade, investment and emerging technologies.

Former Japanese Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida called on Mr. Modi.

At the India-Japan Summit with Mr. Ishiba, the two sides will release a joint statement as well as the “2035 Vision Statement” for the future of the relationship to upgrade the 2025 Vision Statement announced by Mr. Modi and then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decade ago. The meeting on Friday (August 29, 2025) marks 20 years since the first annual summit in 2005 when Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met PM Manmohan Singh in Delhi.