Devendra Fadnavis returns from Japan; NIDEC Corp to send team to Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who returned here today from 4-day Japan tour, said NIDEC Corporation (Nihon Densan Kabushiki Kaisha), world's leading manufacturer of electric motors, will send its team to the state to explore investment opportunities.

"NIDEC Corporation manufactures electric motors for hard disk drives, electronic appliances and automobiles," said Fadnavis, who met Shigenobu Nagamori of the Japanese company during the last leg of his tour.

"The company will send a team to Maharashtra to explore investment opportunities," the CM tweeted.

Fadnavis also visited the Yokohama port and reviewed the development work being carried out.

The CM and Industries Minister Subhash Desai visited the port, which handles 27 million tonnes of cargo.

He also attended and addressed a function organised by Association of Friends of Japan. "The Association has agreed to work as a facilitating centre in Japan to bring investment in Maharashtra," he said.

During his Japan visit, Fadnavis also announced setting up a 'Japan Desk', a one-stop shop in the state for all Japanese companies.

He said Japan, which will fund the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, has agreed to study the proposal for the train to go via Nashik.

"I am happy to inform that we are setting up 'Japan Desk' - a one stop shop in Maharashtra for all Japanese companies," Fadnavis said at a seminar on 'Investing in Maharashtra' held in Tokyo.

The Maharashtra Chief Minister, who unveiled Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue at Koyasan University in Japan, said "Ambedkar's struggle and principles for human dignity, social equality and justice is universal and relevant even in the modern age."

Fadnavis had on September 8 embarked on a four-day visit to Japan where he held consultations with captains of Japanese trade and commerce for investment opportunities back home.

He was accompanied, on the tour, by top officials of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).