Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his Japan visit was a successful one and he spent happy days in the country. Addressing Indian community members living in Tokyo on the
penultimate day of his visit today he said that Japan’s promise to invest 35 billion dollars is a great achievement for India.

He said that ban on six Indian companies have been revoked by Japan in good faith.

He asked all the NRIs to contribute thoughts and ideas through social media to help India’s development. He urged Indians living in Japan to encourage Japanese to visit India. Saying that there are 5,000 Indian families in Japan and each family should encourage atleast five Japanese families to visit India every year.

He pointed out that this will boost tourism in India. The Prime Minister expressed his happiness in the agreement with Kyoto to develop Varanasi.

He said that Varanasi is perhaps the oldest city in the world and both the cities are prominent spiritual centres. He said that there are 17 structures in Kyoto which have been included in world heritage site.

He hoped that with the support and help of Japan, Varanasi can be developed into a modern city preserving its cultural heritage.

Modi said that after the Hiroshima nuclear bomb attack when thousands of Japanese were killed, Indians removed the dead bodies with their bare hands. Modi pointed out that other countries were using machines to remove the corpses.

Japan always remember with gratitude this respect shown by India. He said that the ties between India and Japan will continue all through the next century.

The ties between India and Japan are one of the oldest, he added. He reiterated again that 21st century will be the era of Asia and India-Japan ties play a crucial part.

The Prime Minister said that he handed over a copy of Bhagavad Gita to Emperor Akihito when he visited him at Tokyo earlier today.