Narendra Modi in Japan: PM to hold talks with Shinzo Abe, address ministers and business leaders today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold delegation level talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and attend the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum meeting on the final day of his official two-day visit to the archipelago nation on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_5463101” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe in Japan on Sunday. Image courtesy: Twitter/@MEAIndia[/caption] Modi will start the day by attending an Indian community event at around 9:30 am, which will be followed by a series of meetings with Japanese venture capitalists, the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko, foreign minister Taro Kono and the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Toshihiro Nikai. At noon, the prime minister will attend a meeting of the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum, followed by a lunch hosted by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). Modi will address the ‘Make in India: India-Japan Partnership in Africa and Digital Partnership’ seminar at 2.15 pm, following which he will meet the Governor of Shizuoka Province, Heita Kawakatsu. At 6 pm, the prime minister is scheduled to arrive at the office of his Japanese counterpart and hold delegation level talks. The two prime ministers are slated to hold wide-ranging talks in strengthening collaboration in key areas such as defence, security, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and technology as well as review the progress of India-Japan ties. Following a banquet dinner hosted by the Japanese prime minister at around 7.45 pm, will emplane for his journey back to New Delhi. Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit. Prior to his departure, the prime minister stated that the meeting with Abe would be his 12th since his first State visit to Japan in 2014. Here is Modi’s full Japan Day 2 itinerary:  9.30 am: Indian Community Event 10.20 am: Call on by Japanese venture capitalists 10.50 am: Call on by Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry Hiroshige Seko 11.10 am: Call on by Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono 11.25 am: Call on by Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of LDP 11.35 am: Call on by Fumio Kishida, Chairperson of LDP Policy Research Council 11.50 am: Meeting of India-Japan Business Leaders Forum 12.30 pm: Lunch hosted by Keidanren 13.30 pm: Speech at ‘Make in India: India-Japan Partnership in Africa and Digital Partnership’ Seminar 14.15 pm: Visit to JNTO and India Tourism Stall 14.25 pm: Call on by Governor Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Province 18.00 pm: Arrival and welcome ceremony at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office 18.10 pm: Delegation level talks 19.15 pm: Signing/exchange of agreements and press statements 19.45 pm: Banquet dinner hosted by Shinzo Abe 21.50 pm: Emplane for Delhi With inputs from ANI