Guwahati, Nov. 1 -- Noriaki Abe, Minister (Political) at the Embassy of Japan, visited the State Headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Guwahati on Saturday and held an interactive session with the party's spokespersons.

During the meeting, he called upon both India and Japan, as friendly nations, to continue strengthening mutual cooperation and partnership in various spheres of development and exchange.

The interaction began with a warm traditional Assamese welcome extended by Kishore Upadhyay, Chief Spokesperson of the Assam BJP. He felicitated Abe with an Assamese Jaapi, Gamosa, and Cheleng, symbols of Assamese honour and hospitality.

In his address, Noriaki Abe expressed deep concern over the rapid decline in Japan's populat...