{
  "id": 2004361,
  "title": "Japanese Delegation Receives Grand Welcome In Jewar, Marks New Chapter In India-Japan Ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/japanese-delegation-receives-grand-welcome-in-jewar-marks-new-chapter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/japanese-delegation-receives-grand-welcome-in-jewar-marks-new-chapter-in-india-japan-ties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, Jewar became the site of a new chapter in the longstanding bond between India and Japan, along with their collaborative industrial ventures. Japanese firm Kubota's high-ranking officials were greeted with immense respect and kindness, mirroring Indian customs, upon their arrival in Jewar. Local students led the procession, carrying the flags of both nations, while the proposed industrial project was inaugurated with a sacred ground-breaking ceremony and Vedic chants.\n\nKubota's President and CEO, Shingo Hanada, as well as the company's Chairman and Managing Director, Nikhil Nanda, were among the esteemed attendees. Among the dignitaries present were Jewar's MLA, Dhirendra Singh, alongside senior officials and farmers from the area. MLA Dhirendra Singh emphasized that India-Japan relations extend beyond business, industry, and trade. He highlighted that the spiritual and cultural ties between the two nations, rooted in the teachings of Lord Gautama Buddha, have endured for centuries. These values of compassion, kindness, peace, and humanity mirror the Japanese culture.\n\nThe inauguration ceremony took on an emotional turn when women farmers and families whose land would be utilized for the Kubota facility presented a symbolic gift to their Japanese counterparts. This gesture, expressing a message of friendship, embodied the 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' philosophy – the world is one family. The involvement of students, farmers, and women in welcoming the delegation underscored the cultural warmth shared between India and Japan. On one side, modern Japanese technology and industrial prowess, and on the other, the fertile soil of Jewar, the farmers' contributions, and the Indian culture's hospitable nature.",
  "summary": "Jewar (GautamBuddha Nagar): On Wednesday, Jewar became witness to a new chapter in the centuries-old friendship between India and Japan and their modern industrial partnership. Representatives of Japan’s prestigious Kubota company received a grand welcome in accordance with Indian traditions and with warmth and hospitality upon their arrival in Jewar. Students from Jewar welcomed the Japanese…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}