PM tours Japan

                 
                       Modi was accompanied by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his visit to a historic

temple a day after he had a private dinner with Abe.

                       It is unusual for a Japanese prime minister to greet a foreign guest outside

Tokyo.The two leaders visited the 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple of Toji, a World Heritage

site, and offered prayers in front of ancient statues early Sunday.

                     They also took a short walk near a five-storey pagoda in the company of a

priest. Buddhism, born in the Indian subcontinent, was brought to Japan through China and

Korea in the sixth century.Later in the day Modi met Nobel Prize-winning stem cell

researcher Shinya Yamanaka, who heads the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application

at Kyoto University and briefed the Indian leader about cutting-edge research.

                     Modi arrived Saturday at Kansai International Airport near the western city of

Osaka by special plane for a night in nearby Kyoto.He will hold an official summit with Abe

in Tokyo on Monday as well as meetings with business leaders.

                    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

during a visit to To …Both nations hope to curb Beijing's rising activity in the East and South

China Seas and the Indian Ocean.In New Delhi, the Indian premier told Japanese media in

an interview last week that the two nations could "upgrade" their relations in the fields of

defence and security."

                   I see in the recent changes in Japan's defence export policies and regulations a

possibility to engage in a new era of cooperation in high-end defence technology and

equipment," he said.At the summit the two premiers are likely to agree on launching a

 "two-plus-two" security consultative framework involving their foreign and defence

ministers, according to Japanese media. more >>