NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday travelled from Tokyo to Sendai in a bullet train during his two-day visit to Japan.In a social media post on X, Ishiba said, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I’m accompanying him from inside the car.”

After arriving in Sendai, PM Modi also met the Indian loco pilots undergoing training in Japanese Railways.Earlier in the day, PM Modi met governors of 16 Japanese prefectures in Tokyo and called for strengthening state-prefecture cooperation under the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.“This morning in Tokyo, interacted with the governors of 16 prefectures of Japan. State-prefecture cooperation is a vital pillar of India-Japan friendship. This is also why a separate initiative on it was launched during the 15th Annual India-Japan Summit yesterday,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X.Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed from Delhi on Thursday for a two-day official visit to Japan, scheduled from August 29 to 30, to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit.Following his Japan leg, the Prime Minister will head to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin.“From Japan, I will travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. India is an active and constructive member of the SCO. During our Presidency, we have introduced new ideas and initiated collaboration in the fields of innovation, health and cultural exchanges,” PM Modi said in his departing statement.During his China visit, PM Modi will hold two crucial bilateral meetings, one with Chinese President Xi Jinping and one with Russian President Vladimir Putin.