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Japan-India Investment Push Targets UP Manufacturing and Lakhs of Jobs
More than 200 Indian businesspeople are planning to visit Japan.
They want to meet Japanese companies, investors, banks and business groups.
India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the visit could bring more Japanese investment to Uttar Pradesh.
He said this investment could help factories grow and create many jobs.
The delegation will include women business owners and startups.
The UP-Japan Investment Meet is taking place from August 18 to 23, 2026.
Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki said Japanese companies are interested in investing in Uttar Pradesh.
He said private companies from both countries should work more closely together.
More than 200 Indian industrialists and investors are expected to visit Japan to strengthen investment ties.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said the initiative could boost manufacturing and create lakhs of jobs in Uttar Pradesh.
The delegation will include industry representatives, women entrepreneurs and startups, along with investors and bankers.
Goyal cited Uttar Pradesh’s infrastructure, investment policies and law-and-order environment as factors attractive to Japanese investors.
Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki said Japanese companies were eager to invest in Uttar Pradesh and urged stronger private-sector partnerships.
- Who
- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, more than 200 Indian industrialists and investors, and a Japanese delegation led by Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki.
- What
- An India-Japan investment initiative aimed at encouraging Japanese investment in Uttar Pradesh and strengthening private-sector ties.
- Where
- The investment meet is in Uttar Pradesh, while the Indian delegation is scheduled to engage with business groups and investors in Japan.
- When
- The UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026 is being held from August 18 to 23, 2026.
- Why
- The initiative is intended to increase investment flows, strengthen India-Japan relations, boost manufacturing and create jobs in Uttar Pradesh.
Key facts
- Indian delegation
- More than 200 industrialists and investors, including women entrepreneurs and startups.
- Expected outcome
- Greater Japanese investment in Uttar Pradesh, with a projected boost to manufacturing and job creation.
- Event
- UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026.
- Event dates
- August 18-23, 2026.
- Japanese delegation leader
- Kotaro Nagasaki, Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture.
- Planned engagements
- Meetings with Japanese industry associations, chambers of commerce, investors and bankers.
- Uttar Pradesh factors cited
- Infrastructure, investment policies, law and order, and a focus on discipline.
Quotes
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
Indian government minister
“I am delighted that we have such a large delegation of over 200 industrialists and investors coming to visit Uttar Pradesh and invest in Uttar Pradesh. This will give a big boost to manufacturing, this will create lakhs of jobs in Uttar Pradesh.”
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Yamanashi Prefecture Governor Kotaro Nagasaki
Japanese governor
“Japanese companies are eager to invest in Uttar Pradesh. We believe that under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, we will be solidify this desire and give form to concrete partnerships.”
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