Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Japanese Delegation Welcomed as Kubota Begins Jewar Industrial Project
Japanese representatives from Kubota visited Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
Students welcomed them while carrying the flags of India and Japan.
A ceremony was held to begin work on a proposed Kubota industrial facility.
Traditional rituals, Bhoomi Pujan and Vedic chanting were part of the event.
Farmers and women from families connected to the project also joined the welcome.
Some farmer families gave the Japanese guests a special friendship gift.
Officials said the project combines Japanese technology with local land and workers.
They hope it will bring jobs and help the region develop.
Representatives of Kubota received a traditional welcome from students, farmers and residents in Jewar.
The proposed industrial unit was inaugurated through Bhoomi Pujan, with its foundation stone laid amid Vedic chanting.
Kubota CEO Shingo Hanada, Escorts Kubota chairman Nikhil Nanda and Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh attended.
Farmer families whose land is being used for the facility presented a friendship memento to Japanese representatives.
Officials said the project could strengthen India-Japan ties and create employment and prosperity in the region.
- Who
- Kubota representatives, company officials, Japanese delegates, Jewar students, local farmers, women and public representatives including Shingo Hanada, Nikhil Nanda and Dhirendra Singh.
- What
- A welcome ceremony and foundation-stone laying for a proposed Kubota industrial unit.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To begin the proposed industrial project and highlight India-Japan cultural, industrial and development ties.
- Company
- Kubota
- Indian partner
- Escorts Kubota Limited
- Ceremony
- Bhoomi Pujan and foundation-stone laying
- Location
- Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Kubota representative
- Shingo Hanada, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Escorts Kubota representative
- Nikhil Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director
- Local representative
- Dhirendra Singh, Jewar MLA