New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Akie Abe, wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and remembered the late Japanese leader as a "visionary" who played a defining role in taking India-Japan relations to new heights.

In a post on X, PM Modi said he was pleased to meet Akie Abe and underlined her enduring association with India.

"Pleased to meet Mrs. Akie Abe, wife of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Deeply value her enduring association with India. Abe San was a dear friend and a visionary leader who played a defining role in elevating India-Japan relations to new heights," PM Modi said in the post.

The meeting comes a day after the inauguration of the Shinzo Abe Memorial Corrido...