Tokyo: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, members of the Japanese community welcomed him by reciting the Gayatri Mantra and other religious chants.
Prime Minister Modi arrived in Japan on a 2-day visit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. He will attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit and interact with several business leaders. This is Prime Minister Modi's eighth visit to Japan.
"Landed in Tokyo. As India and Japan continue to strengthen development cooperation, I look forward to engaging with Prime Minister Ishiba and others during this visit, thereby providing an opportunity to deepen existing partnerships and explore new avenues of cooperation," PM Modi posted on Twitter.
Prime Minister Modi praised the Indian community in Japan for the warm welcome he received upon landing in Tokyo.
"I was deeply impressed by the warmth of the Indian community in Tokyo. The stance of preserving our cultural roots while making significant contributions to Japanese society is truly commendable. In the next few hours, I plan to engage in an exchange of views with business leaders, with the aim of further strengthening trade and investment ties between India and Japan," he added.
A video of Prime Minister Modi's grand welcome is going viral on social media platforms. PM Modi can be seen chanting the Gayatri Mantra along with Japanese artists.
VIDEO | Members of the Japanese community welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tokyo by reciting the Gayatri Mantra and other chants as he arrived in Japan.
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PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to attend the 15th… pic.twitter.com/95m0ktLB9U
After completing his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Modi will travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. He will be in China from August 31 to September 1.
Prime Minister Modi said he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and several other world leaders in China.
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