However, the magazine warned against using her vast support to pursue narrow ideological goals, and said, Ms Takaichi “needs to think bigger and broader.”

In the area of economic security, both nations also agreed to establish the Japan–India Private-Sector Dialogue on Economic Security, which will be attended by business organizations from both countries.

The initial ruling in the case set damages at about ¥1 million, but a ruling Wednesday by an appellate court of the Tokyo High Court raised the amount to about ¥39 million.