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 and exchange views on regional and global issues of importance.

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 India-Japan bilateral relations have expanded steadily in scope and ambition over the last decade, and today comprise trade and investment, defence and security, science and technology, infrastructure and mobility, people-to-people contact, and vibrant cultural engagement between the two side...