On reaching the city of Sandai on the second and last day of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second and last day of the visit, a large number of Japanese people welcomed Japanese. Prime Minister Modi reached Sendai from Tokyo by bullet train with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba. Traveling to the city from Shinkansen with Prime Minister Ishiba. He reached Sendai written in a post on X, sharing pictures of his journey in a bullet train. As soon as he came out of the railway station, hundreds of Japanese people, including some Indians, welcomed him and said, “Welcome to Modi San, Japan.” The Prime Minister shook hands towards the crowd smiling. He also joined hands with some children.
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Meaning of ‘San’ in Japanese
In the Japanese language, San is an honorable suffix added to a person’s name. This is the most common and widespread form of respectable addresses, which is similar to calling Mr., Ms. or Mrs. in English, although it is gender-aligned and is used in both formal and semi-formal contexts. It indicates humility and respect, and is used for acquaintances, colleagues or strangers. It is usually not used for close members of the family or while talking about themselves.
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Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan
Prime Minister Modi will attend lunch organized by Ishiba in Sandai and the two leaders will also visit a semiconductor plant in the city later in the day. On Friday, Prime Minister Modi held a summit with Ishiba to further deepen bilateral cooperation. Modi reached Japan on 29 August. During the visit, he is scheduled to visit four factories, one of which is also a factory for the E10 Shinkansen Bullet Train Prototype, which India is considering buying. They are also expected to sign several compromise memories (MoUs) in areas such as defense, trade, technology and commercial cooperation.