Despite India's vast market potential, Japanese MSMEs remain underrepresented compared with Southeast Asia. At the 5th India–Japan Business Conference 2026, JICA India's Takuro Takeuchi explained the barriers, opportunities, and practical roadmap needed to unlock the next phase of India–Japan economic cooperation Takuro Takeuchi, Chief Representative of JICA India Office, addressing the 5th India–Japan Business Conference 2026 in Kolkata on Japanese MSME investment in India.

Konnichiwa Pune 2025 proved that Indo–Japan cultural diplomacy is no longer something confined to official documents or high-level dialogues. It is alive in Pune living, breathing, and evolving through students, families, entrepreneurs, artists, volunteers, and visitors who came together to celebrate a bond now more than 20 years strong between Pune and Okayama Prefecture. Held on November 15 and 16, 2025 at the picturesque Kalagram in the Pune–Okayama Friendship Garden , t