New Delhi, July 17 -- The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Wednesday highlighted growing interest among Japanese companies to invest in India's textile sector, citing ongoing discussions and collaborations at the India Tex Trend Fair (ITTF) in Tokyo.

AEPC Chairman Sudhir Sekhri said a series of business meetings were held between Indian and Japanese firms during the fair to explore new trade and investment avenues in the apparel sector.

"We have appealed to Japanese companies to increase their sourcing from India and consider greater investments here," he said.

He added that discussions took place with leading Japanese brands such as Uniqlo, Adastria, Toray, Itokin, Broque Japan, Daiso, as well as YKK and Pegasus.

"The India...