Sanae Takaichi & Suzuki

Sanae Takaichi: Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, jointly inaugurated the Maruti Suzuki Kharkhoda plant, emphasizing the strong India-Japan manufacturing partnership and Suzuki's accelerated investments in India.

Suzuki: Suzuki views the Kharkhoda plant as a landmark project, accelerating its investments, employment generation, exports, and technology development in India, and reinforcing India's growing importance within the group.

Sanae Takaichi: Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Prime Minister, engaged in discussions with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to facilitate oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

Suzuki: Suzuki has warned that the Iran war could reduce its profit by $4.3 billion due to soaring energy prices, fractured supply chains, and trade route disruptions.

Sanae Takaichi: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government faces potential undermining of popularity due to rising import costs and inflation caused by the weak Japan — Japanese yen. She also unveiled a large investment plan with unclear funding sources.

Suzuki: Suzuki stands to benefit significantly from the weak Japan — Japanese yen, with every 1 yen depreciation boosting its operating profit by 50 billion yen.

Suzuki: Suzuki's chairman, Akio Toyoda, may announce plans to import American-made cars back to Japan, which could be a gesture to ease trade tensions with the United States.