UP, Japan's Yamanashi Begin New Era Of Industrial Partnership: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh and Japan's Yamanashi province have begun a new era of partnership, with discussions between the two sides now translating into a "strong business partnership" and new investment opportunities, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday.

Addressing the Uttar Pradesh-Japan Investment Summit 2026 here in the presence of Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki, Deputy Governor Junichi Ishidera and a Japanese delegation of senior officials and industry representatives, Adityanath began his address by greeting the guests in Japanese, saying, "Konnichiwa minasan" (hello/namaste).

"Only a few days ago, we took a resolve on Japanese soil. Today, here in Lucknow, we are seeing that resolve take concrete shape. Our discussions in Japan are now transforming into a strong business partnership and creating new opportunities for investment, industry and employment in Uttar Pradesh," he said.

Adityanath thanked Nagasaki and his team for their role in initiating a new chapter in ties between Uttar Pradesh and Yamanashi, saying the partnership would also strengthen India-Japan relations.

The chief minister said Japan had demonstrated to the world that despite limited resources, discipline, willpower, high quality standards, innovation and a "nation first" approach could overcome any challenge.

He said Japan had established itself as a major economic and industrial power, with a global reputation in automobiles, electronics, robotics, high-quality manufacturing, cleanliness and collective responsibility.

Referring to Japanese concepts such as "Kaizen", "Monozukuri" and "Wa" (social harmony), Adityanath said these values were reflected in the country's administration, industry, education and social life.

He cited Japan's Shinkansen bullet train as an example of the country's approach, saying its technical efficiency, punctuality, safety and reliability reflected an emphasis on precision and speed.

"Uttar Pradesh is also taking this thinking forward under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi through expressways, airports, high-speed connectivity and modern transport infrastructure," he said.

"Our objective is not merely to improve connectivity but to create an infrastructure system that can give speed to industry, safety to citizens and reliability to investors," Adityanath said.

The chief minister said Japan had an exceptional legacy of industrial experience, while Uttar Pradesh had an energetic young generation ready to learn, create and lead.

"Our goal is that the youth of Uttar Pradesh learn the skills, precision and work culture that are in demand from Tokyo to any advanced manufacturing hub in the world. Language will connect them with Japan, technical skills will connect them with industry, and Japanese work culture will connect them with global standards," he said.

Adityanath said global companies were looking for locations offering reliability, diversification of global supply chains and the capacity to support large-scale growth, and Uttar Pradesh had the potential to meet these requirements.

He said detailed discussions had been held with the Japanese delegation over the past three days on strengthening working relations, understanding and improving the state's policies and business environment, and identifying investment opportunities.

Japanese representatives had appreciated the state's policy reforms and improvement in ease of doing business, particularly seamless approvals, land-allotment procedures and reduced compliance, he said.

Multimodal logistics hubs, integrated manufacturing and logistics clusters, industrial parks and improved connectivity had also been identified as positive factors for investment in Uttar Pradesh, he said.

Adityanath announced that a dedicated Yamanashi desk would be established at Invest UP to maintain continuous coordination with the Yamanashi government, its industries and investors.

"The two sides will coordinate and review every 90 days all information related to investment projects, industry requirements, approvals and challenges, so that there is no gap at any level," he said.

He said this mechanism would give fresh momentum to the entire process, from implementation of the memorandum of understanding to actual investments.

Adityanath particularly thanked Nagasaki for announcing a ₹600-crore fund for Yamanashi-based MSMEs investing in Uttar Pradesh, describing it as an important sign of Japanese industry's confidence in the state.

"We want to further strengthen our cooperation with JETRO and JICA and will endeavour to connect more Japanese companies, MSMEs and business networks with investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh through them," he said.

"Our objective is clear -- to make investment in Uttar Pradesh easy, fast and convenient for Japanese companies," the chief minister said.

He said during his Japan visit in February 2026, extensive discussions were held with Japanese business organisations and industry delegations, during which it was agreed that Uttar Pradesh would also expand cooperation with other Japanese prefectures.

"Our effort will be to extend the model developed with Yamanashi, through Yamanashi, to other prefectures of Japan as well," he said, thanking Nagasaki for expressing his willingness to support the initiative.

Adityanath also welcomed an MoU between Galgotias University in Uttar Pradesh and a Japanese television institution, and said similar partnerships should be developed between more universities in the state and Japan..

He said the state would work on training healthcare and manufacturing professionals, polytechnic and nursing graduates and students of other technical courses in Japanese, while expanding employment opportunities for them.

"We want to understand the sector-specific requirements of Japanese companies and, based on these requirements, prepare specialised training programmes in Uttar Pradesh, along with Japanese-language training," he said.

"Our goal is to build a strong employment ecosystem based on industry requirements and skills. Japanese companies will get a trained workforce, while the youth of Uttar Pradesh will get opportunities aligned with global industry standards," Adityanath said.

State Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta, Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh, Labour Minister Anil Rajbhar and senior officials were also present at the summit.