TOKYO – Prime Minister Takaichi is returning to Japan after talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the two leaders agreeing to deepen their strategic cooperation and Japanese and Indian companies signing 129 memorandums and related agreements linked to a 2 trillion yen investment package for India.
Takaichi is scheduled to arrive at Haneda Airport on the night of July 3 after completing her visit to India. During her meeting with Modi, the two leaders exchanged views across a wide range of fields and agreed to strengthen the strategic partnership between Japan and India.
In the field of economic security, the two governments agreed to establish a bilateral dialogue framework on oil stockpiling as part of efforts to secure energy supplies in response to developments in the Middle East.
A business forum was also held to promote economic cooperation between the two countries. At the forum, private-sector companies exchanged 129 memorandums and related documents, while investment in India totaling about 2 trillion yen was decided.
After returning to Japan, Takaichi will face a test of leadership in trying to normalize Diet proceedings, which have stalled as opposition parties refuse to take part in deliberations.
Source: テレ東BIZ
Typhoon No. 9 Bavi was rapidly intensifying near the Truk Islands on July 3 and is forecast to become a violent typhoon over the weekend as it moves toward Guam, Saipan and other parts of the Mariana Islands, while the formation of Typhoon No. 10, Maysak, created a double-typhoon situation.
Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn said the automaker is in a “state of emergency” and signaled he would be willing to return as chief executive officer, arguing that only a true decision-maker in the CEO role could rescue the company.
The entire Negishi Housing Area in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, has been returned to Japan for the first time in 79 years, ending its use as a residential district for U.S. military personnel and their families.
Strong earthquakes have continued to shake parts of Japan in recent weeks, with 11 temblors measuring lower 5 or above on the Japanese seismic intensity scale recorded across the country since April 2026.
A Kintetsu Railway train derailed inside Kyoto Station on the morning of June 29, forcing partial suspensions on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line for the rest of the day and causing long delays that hit commuters, students and tourists.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political agenda faced pressure on several fronts on July 3, as the government kept open the possibility of currency intervention to support the yen, opposition parties continued to challenge the ruling bloc’s management of the Diet, and Japan moved to extend its security diplomacy through India and NATO-related talks.
Reiwa Shinsengumi said its leader, Taro Yamamoto, was fined 90,000 yen and had his driver’s license suspended for 90 days after being caught speeding on an expressway in Oita City.
Prime Minister Takaichi is returning to Japan after talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the two leaders agreeing to deepen their strategic cooperation and Japanese and Indian companies signing 129 memorandums and related agreements linked to a 2 trillion yen investment package for India.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India on July 2 placed foreign policy, economic security and strategic investment at the center of Japan’s political agenda, even as opposition parties kept pressure on the government over Diet proceedings and unresolved domestic policy disputes.
Japan’s political agenda on June 29 centered on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s attempt to connect economic growth, national security and technological resilience, as the government moved toward a long-term economic blueprint while also responding to China’s expanded export controls and preparing a revision of Japan’s Arctic policy.
Japan remains among the world’s leading nations in seabed resource development and should accelerate work to sharpen its technology, Democratic Party for the People upper house lawmaker Yoshihiko Yamada said, calling for broader ocean policy investment, stronger protection of sea lanes and a more active Japanese role in mine-clearing operations near the Strait of Hormuz.
Chinese and Russian bombers and other military aircraft flew around Japan on June 27, prompting Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to describe the joint activity as a show of force directed at Japan.
Defense Minister Koizumi met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on the morning of June 28, with the two ministers agreeing to continue cooperation between Japan and South Korea, as well as among Japan, the United States and South Korea.
© 2026 News On Japan. All rights reserved.
Back to top
Leave a Reply