Former Japanese Prime Minister Akie Abe’s wife meets RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale

Former Japanese Prime Minister (Late) Akie Abe’s wife and Nippon Kaigi Chairman Tomohiko Taniguchi meet Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale at Keshav Kunj, New Delhi | Photo credit: ANI

Akie Abe, wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Tomohiko Taniguchi, chairman of Japan’s right-wing organization Nippon Kaigi, met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at the organization’s office in New Delhi on October 8.

A communique issued by the RSS said the meeting focused on ways to strengthen India-Japan relations with special emphasis on civilizational ties, cultural cooperation and people-oriented initiatives.

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The meeting lasted more than an hour and included an exchange of views on deepening engagement between the two countries, the communique said.

“Mrs. Abe, Chairman of the Social Contribution Foundation and Sh. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Chairman of Nippon Kaigi, a prominent Japanese NGO, interacted for over an hour, reflecting a common interest in deepening engagement between the two countries,” Sunil Ambekar, head of RSS publicity, said in a post on X.

The RSS said the participants will explore opportunities for cooperation to strengthen cultural ties between India and Japan.

Published – 11 October 2026 03:40 IST