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Over 150 MOUs with n To strengthen the long-term strategic
the private sector relationship and connect the
societies of both countries, Japan
Several Memorandums of has prioritized human resource
Understanding (MOUs) cooperation with India, aiming for
were signed with private academic, cultural, and professional
sector investors under the exchanges of 5,00,000 personnel
India-Japan Business Forum. between India and Japan over the next
According to Foreign five years. 50,000 skilled professionals
Secretary Vikram Misri, 150 will be sent from India to Japan.
MoUs worth over 1 lakh
crore rupees were signed n India’s ISRO and Japan’s space
during this period. agency JAXA will collaborate on
the Chandrayaan-5 mission. The
two countries will jointly conduct a
mission to explore the lunar polar
regions. According to the agreement,
JAXA will launch this mission using
its H3-24L rocket. This rocket will
carry ISRO’s lunar lander, which will
contain a Japanese-built lunar rover.

n India’s Sushma Swaraj Institute and
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
will collaborate on mutual training.
Scientists and startups from both
countries will also work together on
research and technology development.
n Research and partnerships on
sustainable fuels such as biogas and
biofuel will also take place between
the two countries. New business
platforms will be established in
Japan’s Kansai and Kyushu regions to
deepen trade and cultural ties.

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PM Modi said that Japan’s excellence and India’s scale The two leaders visited Tokyo Electron Miyagi Limited
can create an ideal partnership. PM Modi also suggest- (TEL Miyagi), a leading Japanese company in the semi-
ed promoting collaboration between the two countries conductor sector, in Sendai. During the visit, PM Modi
on skill development to create a skilled workforce. In was briefed on TEL’s role in the global semiconductor
a unique initiative, the governors of 16 prefectures in value chain, its advanced manufacturing capabilities,
Japan (equivalent to the Chief Ministers in India) visited and its ongoing and planned collaborations with India.
Tokyo to meet PM Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi The plant visit provided the leaders with practical in-
traveled by Shinkansen bullet train with then PM Ishiba sights into the opportunities for enhanced cooperation
to visit a semiconductor plant in Sendai, Miyagi Prefec- between the two countries in the semiconductor supply
ture. PM Modi met with Indian train drivers who are chain, manufacturing, and testing. n
undergoing training in Japan to operate bullet trains.
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