Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Kotaro Nagasaki, governor of Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, sign MoUs in Lucknow to enhance economic and cultural cooperation. This partnership marks a new chapter in Indo-Japan relations, emphasizing their longstanding cultural and spiritual ties dating back to 752 AD.
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