New Delhi: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will lead a 200-member business delegation to Japan from August 24 to 27. This will be India’s largest-ever business delegation to the country.
The four-day visit will cover Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, and the delegation includes representatives across key sectors such as manufacturing, semiconductors, clean energy, steel, automotive, financial services, healthcare, and start-ups, the ministry said, as reported by ANI.
The visit reflects the scale of ambition the two countries bring to their bilateral relationship, it was stated in the release.
“The visit reflects the scale of ambition both nations bring to their Special Strategic and Global Partnership, and comes at a time when India and Japan are looking to significantly deepen trade and investment ties,” it said.
Goyal will hold a series of meetings with top executives of major Japanese industrial conglomerates in Tokyo. His itinerary includes a round-table with Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), an apex body representing more than 1,500 Japanese enterprises.
There will be dedicated sessions in the Japanese capital that will focus on key emerging areas, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, start-ups, and discussions with foreign institutional investors.
Goyal will also hold bilateral discussions with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Akazawa Ryosei in Tokyo. He will call on senior members of the Japanese government and Parliament, alongside interacting with the Indian diaspora.
The delegation will then travel to Nagoya, the industrial hub of Central Japan. In Nagoya, the Minister will lead a business roadshow organized with the Central Japan Economic Federation (Chukeiren) and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
This leg of the visit will also include meetings with the leadership of Aichi Prefecture and major manufacturing investors from the automotive and steel sectors.
The tour will conclude in Osaka with an Investors and Business Roadshow, accompanied by meetings with leading Japanese corporations across the electronics, industrial, and consumer markets.
Japan remains a key long-term partner in technology, industrial collaboration, and capital inflows across Indian infrastructure, steel, and automotive domains, the ministry noted.
“This visit, backed by an unprecedented business delegation of more than 200 representatives cutting across sectors, is expected to give fresh momentum to bilateral trade and investment ties,” the release stated.
