New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his two-day visit to Japan, where he is scheduled to attend the QUAD summit and also meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines, met top business leaders in Tokyo on Monday.

PM Modi held one-on-one meetings with Nobuhiro Endo, Chairman of NEC Corporation, Tadashi Yanai, Chairman President and CEO of UNIQLO, Osamu Suzuki, Advisor of Suzuki Corporation, and Masayoshi Son, founder of SoftBank Group. He later chaired a roundtable conference with other business leaders from Japan. Top executives and CEOs of 34 Japanese companies participated in the event. The companies represented diverse sectors including automobiles, electronics, semiconductors, steel, technology, trading and banking & finance. 

Business Leaders PM Modi Interacted On Day 1 Of Japan Visit

Name Designation Organization

Mr. Seiji Kuraishi

Chairman and Director

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Makoto Uchida

Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO

Nissan Motor Corporation

Mr. Akio Toyoda

President and member of the board of directors

Toyota Motor Corporation

Mr. Yoshihiro Hidaka

President, CEO & Representative Director

Yamaha Motor Corporation

Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki

President & Representative Director

Suzuki Motor Corporation

Mr. Seiji Imai

Chairman of Mizuho Financial Group

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

Mr. Hiroaki Fujisue

Advisor, MUFG Bank Ltd. and Chairman, JIBCC

MUFG Bank Ltd. and JIBCC

Mr. Takeshi Kunibe

Chairman of the Board of both Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Mr. Koji Nagai

Chairman

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Mr. Kazuo Nishitani

Secretary General

Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee

Mr. Masakazu Kubota

President

KEIDANREN

Mr. Kyohei Hosono

Director and COO

Dream Incubator Inc.

Mr. Keiichi Iwata

President of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd Vice Chairman of Japan Petrochemical Industry Association

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

Mr. Tsugio Mitsuoka

Chairman of the Board

IHI Corporation

Mr. Yoshinori Kanehana

Chairman of Board

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mr. Ryuko Hira

President & Representative Director

Hotel Management International Co. Ltd.

Mr. Hiroko Ogawa

CO&CEO

Brooks & Co. Ltd.

Mr. Vivek Mahajan

Senior Executive Vice President, CTO

Fujitsu Ltd.

Mr. Toshiya Matsuki

Senior Vice President

NEC Corporation

Mr. Kazushige Nobutani

President

JETRO

Mr. Yamada Junichi

Executive Senior Vice President

JICA

Mr. Tadashi Maeda

Governor

JBIC

Mr. Ajay Singh

Managing Executive Officer

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Mr. Toshiaki Higashihara

Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairman & CEO

Hitachi Ltd.

Mr. Yoshihiro Mineno

Senior Executive Officer, Member of the Board

Daikin Industries Ltd.

Mr. Yoshihisa Kitano

President & CEO

JFE Steel Corporation

Mr. Eiji Hashimoto

Representative Director and President

Nippon Steel Corporation

Mr. Akihiro Nikkaku

President and Representative Member of the Board

Toray Industries, Inc.

Mr. Motoaki Uno

Representative Director & Senior Executive Managing Officer

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

Mr. Masayoshi Fujimoto

Representative Director, President & CEO

Sojitz Corporation

Mr. Toshikazu Nambu

Executive Vice President, Representative Director

Sumitomo Corporation

Mr. Ichiro Kashitani

President

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Mr. Ichiro Takahara

Vice-Chairman, Member of the Board

Marubeni Corporation

Mr. Yoji Taguchi

Chairman and Managing Director of Mitsubishi Corporation India Private Limited

Mitsubishi Corporation

 
Source: Ministry of External Affairs