India, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba travelled on the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to the northeastern city of Sendai on Saturday for a meeting with governors of Japan's prefectures aimed at enhancing collaboration with Indian states.

The train ride was of symbolic importance, reflecting the continued commitment of both countries to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, which will use Shinkansen trains and has run into several delays and cost overruns. Modi posted images on social media of the two PMs seated together in the train capable of running at speeds of up to 320 kmph.

At their summit meeting on Friday, Modi and Ishiba decided to launch a next-generation mobilit...