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Hindustan Times
03-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Japan Speaker-led delegation in Assam on 3-day visit, CM says move will boost collaboration
Guwahati, A Japanese delegation, led by its House of Representatives Speaker Nukaga Fukushiro, arrived here on Saturday on a three-day visit to Assam. Welcoming the delegation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the visit will encourage Japanese companies to look at Assam and other North Eastern states for enhanced collaboration. The team, which reached Guwahati in the evening, was received by Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary at the airport. "H.E. Nukaga Fukushiro, Hon'ble Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, arrived in Assam today leading a high-level delegation for a three-day visit," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X. Daimary was accompanied by Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Nandita Gorlosa and senior officials, the CMO added. Sarma, after receiving the delegation at his office, said, "I consider it my honour to welcome the Hon'ble Speaker and his delegation to our beautiful state. This visit is a testament to deepening ties between Assam and Japan." He maintained that the visit will encourage Japanese companies to look at Assam and other NE states for collaboration. The visit will give a new momentum to Assam's strategic partnership with Japan through collaborative initiatives in the backdrop of Advantage Assam 2.0, Sarma added, apprising Fukushiro of the business ecosystem in the state. Referring to his visit to Japan in February and his meeting with the Speaker regarding employment opportunities for the state's youth in Japan, Sarma conveyed Assam's readiness of starting a Japanese Language and Testing Centre at ASEAN One Technical Centre at Amingaon in Kamrup district. Chief Secretary Ravi Kota gave a detailed presentation showcasing the business landscape of Assam and the potential areas for collaboration. He highlighted on a gamut of opportunities ranging from industries, tourism, skill, employment, health and family welfare, etc. The Japanese delegation attended a cultural programme hosted in their honour, which was attended by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya among others. The 45-member delegation is scheduled to visit the Indian Institute of Technology , Guwahati, and the Tata Semiconductor and Testing Facility at Jagiroad on Sunday, an official said. They will also visit projects being implemented here with Japanese aid before leaving on Monday, the official added. The chief minister had visited Japan in January and invited Fukushiro to Assam during his meeting with him.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Japan's speaker expresses his country's full cooperation to India in fighting terrorism
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro, conveyed his country's full cooperation to India in fighting terrorism as he condemned the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead. On a visit to India, Mr. Fukushiro held bilateral talks with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as he expressed solidarity with India in eradicating terrorism, according to an official statement. In the current global scenario, the friendship between India and Japan is essential for global peace, prosperity and stability, Mhe Fukushiro. It said, 'The speaker of Japan assured the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla, of Japan's full cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Japan stands with India in this regard.' Terrorism is such a global challenge that all democratic countries will have to come together to eliminate it, Mr. Birla said. In the current global scenario, the friendship between India and Japan is essential for global peace, prosperity and stability, he said. 'We have common concerns and shared thinking on regional and global issues.' Mr. Birla noted the two countries were partners in many multilateral forums such as QUAD, G20 and the International Solar Alliance and that their relations were based on mutual understanding, which is extremely important for co-beneficial progress as well as peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The Lok Sabha speaker said India and Japan had a shared heritage of culture, traditions and spirituality. Every year, a large number of Japanese tourists and pilgrims come to India and visit places related to Buddhism and it has promoted people-to-people connect between the two countries, he added.
