Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan Thursday night for his second visit to the country after taking charge in 2014, for a 3 day tour. “Reached Japan. Looking forward to fruitful deliberations that will boost economic and cultural ties between India and Japan,” he tweeted. The Indian prime minister said his government was resolved to make India the most open economy in the world. Modi told Japanese business leaders that India’s development needs was huge and substantial and there was unprecedented opportunities for Japanese companies. Earlier on Friday, Modi called on Japanese emperor Akihito ahead of key bilateral talks with his counterpart Shinzo Abe during his three-day visit. Modi had twice visited Japan when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. On Saturday, Modi and Abe will travel from Tokyo to Kobe on Shinkansen. It will give them some “quality time”, sources said, to talk about bilateral and regional issues in a more relaxed setting. Japanese officials recalled that Abe had liked the idea of their travelling together, and had also wanted to showcase one of the commercial hubs in the country.