Editorial

14:00 JST, August 30, 2025

The cooperative relationship between Japan and India can be said to have entered a new phase. It is crucial to steadily implement the comprehensive agreements reached between the leaders of the two countries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Japan and held talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday for about 90 minutes. After the meeting, the two leaders issued a joint statement saying, “It is imperative to develop a mutually complementary relationship.”

India boasts the world’s largest population at over 1.4 billion people and is expected to grow further. Japan, facing a declining population, aims to provide its strengths in technology and capital to India to benefit from that........

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