PM Modi takes bullet train ride with Japanese counterpart, meets Indian train drivers training in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shared pictures from the ride with PM Modi on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Updated on: Aug 30, 2025, 09:06:59 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a bullet train ride with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on the second day of his visit to Japan on Saturday and met with Indian train drivers currently training at East Japan Railway Company.

PM Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba were headed to Sendai city in Japan aboard the bullet train. (X/@shigeruishiba)

Both the Prime Ministers were headed to Japan's Sendai city.

Japanese PM shared pictures from the ride on his X (formerly Twitter) account and wrote, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I will be with you in the car.”

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Several Indian train drivers currently training in Japan with JR East lined up to greet Modi on Saturday. The Prime Minister met the drivers and also posed with them for pictures.

Earlier on Saturday, Modi met with governors of sixteen prefectures of Japan in Tokyo. During the interaction, Modi “highlighted the potential of states-prefectures collaboration and in this regard urged action under the State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative launched during 15th India-Japan Annual Summit for shared progress,” said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a post on X.

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Sharing pictures from the meet, Modi said, “State-prefecture cooperation is a vital pillar of India-Japan friendship. This is also why a separate initiative on it was launched during the 15th Annual India-Japan Summit yesterday.”

'There is immense scope to cooperate in areas like trade, innovation, entrepreneurship and more. Futuristic sectors like Startups, tech and AI too can be beneficial," he added.

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