'Sake' in Japanese could refer to any alcoholic drink, so you have to specifically say 'nihonshu' to get the rice brew.

During his historic speech to members of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal in August 2014, he spoke of their journey from the path of yuddh...

The theme of Buddhism, and its relevance in conflict resolution, was seen in the early months of Modi's Prime Ministership.

Modi leading the prayers on Buddha Poornima Diwas is part of the government’s growing focus on Buddhist activism as part of its foreign pol...

PM seems to have shrewdly used "soft power" symbolism to boost the profile of a visit billed as a major international engagement.

Modi also visited the eight century Toji temple, a UNESCO world heritage site, accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.

The two leaders will have substantive summit meeting during which they will look at ways to take the Strategic and Global Partnership forwa...

Modi will look to cement strategic and defence cooperation with Japan when he meets his counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday for crucial summit...

Dressed in a white kurta pyjama and bandhgala, Modi first went to the Toji temple with Abe, who flew down to Kyoto specially to receive the...

Showing personal rapport with Modi, Abe personally guided Modi around Toji Temple (a World Heritage site) to take a look at its Buddhist st...

Shinzo Abe, who was accompanying Modi during the tour of the ancient temple, wanted to explain the significance of the lotus.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today said he was looking forward to a summit meeting with his counterpart Narendra Modi here tomorrow.

Modi was at the temple complex for about half an hour during which he enquired about the history of the eighth-century Buddhist pagoda.

Ahead of the visit, the two Prime Ministers took to Twitter two days back to reach out to each other and the respective countries.

Modi will have wide-ranging talks with his Japanese counterpart Abe and meet other leaders, discusing how to take forward the strategic and...