Tokyo: Deepali Jhaveri is a proud Indian diaspora settled in Japan, who has brought immense pride to her home country with her selfless act of saving a life. Her act of bravery made her the first Indian woman to win the Humanitarian Rescue Award in Japan. Deepali's act of valour took place during a Dandiya Masti event organized by the local Indian community members in October 2022 in Tokyo. During the event, one of the organizers suddenly fell to the ground and collapsed, showing no sign of l...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr Kishida Fumio will pay an official visit to India on 20-21 March 2023, informed the Ministry of External affairs. The official statement from MEA said, "During the visit, he will hold talks with the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Both sides will discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest." "They will also discuss their priorities for their respective Presidencies of the G7 and G20," the statement further added. DeshGuj...Read More

Gandhinagar: A Japanese lender, MUFG Bank, announced on Wednesday that it has started operation in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. MUFG received the final approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority in India (IFCAI) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan for the opening of this branch office in Gujarat in May. Going forward, the bank will strive to further leverage its enhanced office footprint to provide an even more extensiv...Read More

New Delhi: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a loan agreement with the Government of India to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of 100,000 million Japanese Yen (approx. INR 6,000 Crore) as Tranche 3 on the ‘Project for the Construction of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR).' JICA has been supporting the project for the Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail by providing ODA loans. The loan agreement was signed on July 25th, 2022, which is subsequ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Former late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the longest-reigning PM in Japan’s postwar history was shot dead while he was making a speech on a street in the city of Nara on Friday. PM Modi said in a tweet that, He is deeply distressed by the attack on his dear friend Abe Shinzo. and the whole country's thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, and the people of Japan. In September 2017, Shinzo Abe visited Gujarat on a two-day visit to attend the fourth India-Japan annual s...Read More

Gandhinagar: MUFG Bank today announced that it has become the first Japanese bank to obtain approval to open a branch (GIFT Branch) in the Gujarat International Financial Tec-City (GIFT City) from the International Financial Services Centres Authority in India and the Financial Services Agency in Japan. The bank will now proceed with preparations to open the GIFT Branch. Presently, MUFG Bank has five branches in India (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Neemrana), making the GIFT Branc...Read More

New Delhi: PM Modi conducted 24 meetings during 41 hours of his Japan visit. PM Modi departed for Japan on 22nd May at 8 pm of Indian Standard Time (IST) when the time in Japan was 11.30 pm. PM Modi had a 1.30 hour meeting with officials on the flight. Later, he had a sleep and woke up after 4 hours, when the time in Japan was 5.30 am. Thus, he adjusted his body-clock as per the timings of Japan. Immediately after his return from a 41 hours long Japan visit in different time zone which ...Read More

Tokyo: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting today with H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan. PM Kishida also hosted a dinner for PM Modi. They had productive exchange of views on enhancing bilateral relations in various spheres as well as on some regional and global issues. The two leaders agreed to further enhance bilateral security and defence cooperation, including in the area of defence manufacturing. They concurred that the next 2+2 Foreign and Defence Mi...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi today once again gifted Gujarat origin art piece to foreign counterpart. The Prime Minister is in Tokyo at present and he gifted Rogan painting from Kutch in Gujarat to his Japanese counterpart. Rogan painting, is an art of cloth printing practiced in the Kutch District of Gujarat. In this craft, paint made from boiled oil and vegetable dyes is laid down on fabric using either a metal block (printing) or a stylus (painting). The craft nearly died...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have 23 engagements, including meetings with three world leaders, in around 40 hours of stay in Japan where he will join US President Joe Biden and prime ministers of Australia and Japan at the Quad summit in Tokyo on May 24, official sources said. They said Modi during his visit will have business, diplomatic and community interactions. He will interact with around 3 dozen Japanese CEOs and also with hundreds of Indian diaspora members. ...Read More