As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and ''India-Japan@70'' celebrations, on 30 November, 2022, Ambassador of India to Japan H.E. Shri Sibi George met Komei Koho party leader H.E. Mr. Yamaguchi Natsuo and held discussions on building stronger bilateral relationship between India and Japan. Shri Mayank Joshi was also present during the meeting. India and Japan share ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ and friendship between the two countries has a long history rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civipzational ties. Japan is the largest bilateral donor to India. Japanese ODA supports India’s efforts for accelerated economic development particularly in priority areas like power, transportation, environmental projects and projects related to basic human needs.