Akie Abe, wife of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, inaugurates the Shinzo Abe Memorial Corridor in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Multiple outlets report that she becomes emotional during her remarks as she thanks India for the tribute to her late husband and reflects on his ties with the city.
The corridor is described as part of an international convention centre project being built in Varanasi with Japanese grant aid. Outlets also frame the memorial as a symbol of the expanding India–Japan relationship, linking earlier cultural engagement to broader cooperation in infrastructure, technology, and investment. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath joins the inauguration, and he is cited in some reports in connection with the corridor’s message of enduring friendship. Japan Times specifically notes the corridor’s completion and its association with the convention centre complex.
