PM Modi and PM Ishiba visit Tokyo Electron's Sendai plant; Modi meets 16 Japanese Prefecture Governors
On 30 August 2025, the second day of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 16 Prefecture Governors and travelled with Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to Sendai to visit the semiconductor firm Tokyo Electron Miyagi.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent 30 August 2025, the second day of his 29–30 August Official Working Visit to Japan for the 15th Annual Summit, on State-Prefecture ties and semiconductors. Meeting 16 Governors of Japanese Prefectures, he urged them to use the State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative launched at the 15th Annual Summit to build links with Indian States in manufacturing, technology, start-ups and SMEs, going beyond ties centred on Tokyo and Delhi. Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, he then travelled to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture and visited Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd (TEL Miyagi), a leading semiconductor company. The two sides reaffirmed cooperation building on the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Japan–India Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership, and Prime Minister Ishiba hosted a lunch for Prime Minister Modi in Sendai.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 Aug 2025 (visit: 29–30 Aug, Official Working Visit)
- Governors' meeting
- 16 Prefecture Governors
- New initiative
- State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative (launched at 15th Annual Summit)
- Sendai visit
- Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd (TEL Miyagi), Miyagi Prefecture, with PM Shigeru Ishiba
- Framework
- MoC on Japan–India Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership
- Partnership
- India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership
Practice MCQs 5 questions
On 30 August 2025, PM Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba visited a semiconductor facility in Sendai. Sendai lies in which Prefecture?
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Correct answer: B — Miyagi
The PIB release says the two leaders travelled to Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.
Which semiconductor company's facility did the two Prime Ministers visit in Sendai on 30 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd
They visited Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd (TEL Miyagi), a leading Japanese company in the semiconductor sector.
How many Governors of Japanese Prefectures took part in PM Modi's interaction on 30 August 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 16
The release says sixteen Governors participated in the interaction.
PM Modi urged Japanese Governors to use which initiative, launched at the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit, to deepen sub-national ties?
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Correct answer: B — State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative
He underlined the State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative launched at the 15th Annual Summit to boost trade, technology, tourism, skills, security and cultural links.
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's visit to Japan in August 2025: 1. It was an Official Working Visit on 29–30 August 2025 for the 15th Annual Summit. 2. The Sendai visit built on a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Japan–India Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The Joint Statement describes an Official Working Visit on 29–30 August 2025 for the 15th Annual Summit, and the PIB release says cooperation builds on the MoC on the Japan–India Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership.