Piyush Goyal Leads 200-Plus Business Delegation to Japan

· Japan visit: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka from August 24–27, 2026.

· Largest business delegation: He will lead more than 200 Indian business representatives, making it India’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan.

· Sectors covered: The delegation spans manufacturing, semiconductors, clean energy, steel, automobiles, financial services, healthcare and start-ups.

· Trade and investment focus: The visit aims to significantly deepen India-Japan trade, investment and industrial cooperation.

· Tokyo engagements: Goyal will meet senior executives of major Japanese companies and participate in a roundtable with Keidanren, representing more than 1,500 leading Japanese companies.

· Technology focus: Dedicated discussions will cover semiconductors, artificial intelligence, start-ups and foreign institutional investment.

· Government-level talks: Goyal will hold bilateral discussions with Japan’s METI Minister Akazawa Ryosei and meet senior Japanese government and parliamentary leaders.

· Nagoya roadshow: In Japan’s major manufacturing hub, Goyal will engage with Chukeiren, Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Aichi Prefecture and major automotive and steel investors.

· Osaka programme: The visit will conclude with an Investors and Business Roadshow and meetings with companies in electronics, industrial goods and consumer sectors.

· Investment opportunities: India will showcase opportunities in manufacturing, clean energy and consumer markets.

· Strategic partnership: The visit comes amid efforts to strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.

· Long-standing Japanese investment: Japanese companies have a major presence in India’s automotive, steel, electronics, financial services and infrastructure sectors.

· Strategic objective: The engagement is expected to create new opportunities in high-technology manufacturing and next-generation industries, supporting India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat @2047 objectives.

[ABS News Service/24.08.2026]

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, will visit Japan from 24 to 27 August 2026, travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, leading India’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan, comprising more than 200 business representatives and spanning sectors ranging from manufacturing, semiconductors, clean energy and steel to automotive, financial services, healthcare and start-ups. The visit reflects the scale of ambition both nations bring to their Special Strategic and Global Partnership, and comes at a time when India and Japan are looking to significantly deepen trade and investment ties.

In Tokyo, the Minister will hold a series of meetings with the top leadership of major Japanese conglomerates and industrial houses that have long been partners in India’s growth, alongside a round-table with Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), the apex body representing over 1,500 leading Japanese companies. Dedicated sessions are planned on semiconductors and artificial intelligence, start-ups, and engagement with foreign institutional investors, reflecting India’s growing pull as an investment and innovation destination. The Minister will also hold bilateral talks with his counterpart, H.E. Mr. Akazawa Ryosei, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and call on senior members of the Japanese Government and Parliament, besides interacting with the Indian community in Japan.

In Nagoya, the industrial heartland of Central Japan, the Minister will lead a roadshow with Chukeiren (Central Japan Economic Federation) and the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and engage with the Aichi Prefecture leadership and major manufacturing investors in the automotive and steel sectors.

The visit will conclude in Osaka with an Investors and Business Roadshow, along with meetings with leading Japanese companies across electronics, industrial and consumer sectors, aimed at showcasing opportunities across India’s manufacturing, clean energy and consumer markets.

Japan has consistently been among India’s most trusted partners in investment, technology and industrial collaboration, with Japanese enterprises playing a defining role across India’s automotive, steel, electronics, financial services and infrastructure landscape. This visit, backed by an unprecedented business delegation of more than 200 representatives cutting across sectors, is expected to give fresh momentum to bilateral trade and investment ties, and open new avenues of cooperation in high-technology manufacturing and next-generation industries — sectors central to India’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat @2047.