Soon after his arrival here on Thursday for the annual India-Japan bilateral summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with members of the Indian community in Japan.
"The Indian community extends a very warm welcome to the Prime Minister on his arrival in Tokyo," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.
According to the External Affairs Ministry, in recent years, there has been a change in the composition of the Indian community in Japan with the arrival of a large number of professionals.
Reached Japan. Looking forward to fruitful deliberations that will boost economic and cultural ties between India and Japan. pic.twitter.com/tYRTRHCSrW
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 10, 2016
"These include IT professionals and engineers working for Indian and Japanese firms as well as professionals in management, finance, education, and S&T (science and technology) research who are engaged with multinational as well as Indian and Japanese organisations," a ministry brief on Japan states.
On Friday, Modi will call on Emperor Akihito and attend the bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister will travel by the Shinkansen high-speed rail to Kobe.
Japan has committed to build a high-speed rail system between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
日本に到着。インドと日本の経済的・文化的関係を強化する、成果の多い審議を期待しています。 pic.twitter.com/rMb2mfoFOO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 10, 2016
This is Modi's second visit to Japan in two years.
