New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29 during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba with the two leaders slated to review bilateral ties which have expanded in scope and ambition over the last decade and include trade and investment, defense and security, science and technology, infrastructure and mobility and cultural engagement.

At a special media briefing on PM Modi's visit to Japan and later to China for the SCO Summit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that defence and security-related cooperation has emerged as an important pillar of cooperation between India and Japan.

"This has indeed emerged as an important pilla...