India and Japan have long social and civilizational ties. The social ties return to the sixth century when Buddhism spread to Japan through China and Korea. Buddhism had been acquainted with Japan in 538 AD by a Korean ruler. In 752 AD, Bodhisena, an Indian priest performed sanctification or educational of a sculpture of the Buddha Sakyamuni at the Todaiji Temple in Nara.

In the advanced time, numerous Indian characters like Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Subhas Chandra Bose and JRD Tata are firmly connected with Japan. The Japan-India Association, set up in 1903, is the most seasoned worldwide kinship body in Japan. After freedom, Jawaharlal Nehru introduced an Indian elephant to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo as a unique blessing.

The primary authority social understanding between the two nations was marked in 1956 by building up a grant framework for youthful Japanese researchers to concentrate in India. It was trailed by a visit of the Japanese Prime Minister to India and afterwards Indian Prime Minister to Japan. Social relations between the two nations got in the 1980s with the neighbourhood governments in Japan began trading exercises with their Indian partners.

In 1988, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi went to the initial service of the Festival of India. The Japan Foundation, which is effectively advancing the social trades, opened its office in New Delhi in 1994. The 50th commemoration of the Indo-Japan Cultural Agreement in 2007 was reported as the time of Indo-Japan fellowship and the travel industry advancement. Both nations hold social occasions. In 2009, India Cultural Center was officially initiated in Tokyo to offer classes on Yoga, Tabla, Indian old-style moves, Hindi and Bengali dialects. Japan likewise stretches out social award in-help to investigate foundations, colleges, and social resources to energize their exercises. The UNESCO/Japan Trust Fund for Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage is assisting with the protection and rebuilding of the Buddhist landmarks of Sanchi and Satdhara. Japan has likewise broadened its help in remaking of Nalanda University. Since July 2014, Japan began giving various passage visas for the momentary remain of Indian nationals.

In spite of the fact that Hinduism is minimally rehearsed in Japan, it has a critical aberrant function in the arrangement of Japanese culture. A large number of the Hindu gods are effectively revered in Japan with various names like Benzaiten (Saraswati), Bishamon (Kubera), Daikoku (Shiva) and so on. Different divinities like Garuda, Vayu, Indra, Brahma and Ganesha are likewise loved in Japan. The spread of Buddhism in Japan might be aberrant yet Buddhist lessons and reasoning greatly affects Japanese life and culture. A large number of the Buddhist Sanskrit words were acquainted in with the Japanese language. The workmanship and move structures in Japan likewise affected by Indian culture.

Japanese social impact on India:

Generally, India was not impacted by the East Asian societies. The spread of Buddhism from India to Japan is one way in particular. Physical separation is one fundamental factor. The impact of Japanese culture originates from Chinese food. As the ethnic and culture of North-East India is more like South East Asia than territory India, they are affected by the Korean and Japanese culture. In the nineteenth century, huge numbers of Indian savvy people like Rabindranath Tagore were appreciated by Japan. As of late, Japanese mainstream society began to saturate India, particularly among its urbanites and youngsters. Japanese cooking is bit by bit spreading all over India.

Indians in Japan:

The quantity of Indians in Japan is around 24 to 25 thousand. The greater part of them is ostracized IT experts working in Japan. They are for the most part gathered in Tokyo and Kobe.

Japanese in India:

The Japanese individuals in India are not many in numbers (around 8000 to 9000). They are exiles from Japan or Indian-conceived with a Japanese family. Their focus is found fundamentally in metros where they work in Japan-based corporate like Toyota, Honda and Hitachi and so on. Haldia is the main city to have a Japan town.

The expanded social relations between the two nations alongside monetary and vital associations will help for progress in 'Act East' arrangement of India.