Overview

• At the close of a two-day trip, Narendra Modi presented Shigeru Ishiba a ramen-bowl set with silver chopsticks described as the Vintage Precious Stone Bowls.
• The set features a large brown moonstone bowl with four smaller bowls, drawing on donburi and soba dining rituals.
• The main bowl uses moonstone sourced from Andhra Pradesh with a base of Makrana marble inlaid in the Rajasthani parchin kari style.
• Yoshiko Ishiba received a handwoven Pashmina shawl made from Changthangi goat wool, presented in a hand‑painted papier‑mâché box with floral and bird motifs.
• Modi concluded meetings in Japan, including a Sendai semiconductor plant visit and the annual summit engagements, before departing for China for the SCO summit.