Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Tokyo for summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after completing the first leg his visit to the former imperial capital city of Kyoto.

During his three-day stay in Tokyo, Modi will hold talks with Abe tomorrow to bolster bilateral security and economic ties. The two leaders, who share cordial relations, will have substantive summit meeting during which they will look at ways to take the strategic and global partnership forward.

Modi has a substantive agenda during the trip which he hopes will "write a new chapter" in bilateral ties and take the strategic and global partnership to a higher level.