On the second day of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan, he took a bullet train ride with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday and met Indian train drivers undergoing training at the East Japan Railway Company. Both leaders were headed to Sendai city.
Japanese PM shared pictures with PM Modi during his Bullet train ride in a post on X and wrote, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I will be with you in the car.”
モディ首相と仙台へ。昨夜に引き続き、車内からご一緒します。 pic.twitter.com/ggE6DonklN
— 石破茂 (@shigeruishiba) August 30, 2025
They also inspected the new ALFA-X train and received a briefing on the bullet train from the chairman of East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the operator.
“Observed the new ALFA-X train from the window, with an explanation provided by the chairman of JR East,” wrote the Japanese PM on X.
PM Modi also met several Indian train drivers currently training in Japan with JR East, lined up. The Prime Minister and the train drivers also posed together for the pictures.
JR東日本で研修中のインド人運転士さんたちとご挨拶。 pic.twitter.com/UXKoSVP50r
— 石破茂 (@shigeruishiba) August 30, 2025
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On Friday, PM Modi emphasized that the partnership between India and Japan, two of the world’s largest economies and democracies, is vital not only for their own nations but also for global peace and security.
He highlighted that both countries have now laid the foundation for a new and golden chapter in their special strategic and global partnership, centered on investment, innovation, economic security, environment, technology, health, mobility, and people-to-people exchanges, and have mapped out a vision for the next decade.