Lucknow, July 4 -- Ambassador of Japan to India, ONO Keiichi, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Friday.

The meeting came a day after the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi hosted the "Conference of Battery and Critical Minerals Ecosystem" on July 3.

Sharing details of the event on social media platform X, Ambassador ONO Keiichi wrote, "Yesterday we hosted 'Conference of Battery and Critical Minerals Ecosystem' in the embassy. With more than 200 participants from more than 70 companies, we united for future collaboration in the sector between India and Japan."

The conference aligns with the broader push to strengthen India-Japan economic ties--a theme that was also highlighted earlier this year during the 48th Jo...