
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the UP Investment Roadshow in Tokyo, positioning the state as a fast-growing economic powerhouse and a global hub for skilled manpower. Highlighting nine years of policy reforms, he underscored UP’s strong infrastructure base, including extensive expressways, the largest rail network and expanding air connectivity. With a population of 250 million — 56% of them youth — he pitched UP as a vast consumption market with affordable skilled labour. Inviting Japanese businesses to invest, he emphasised opportunities in industrial parks, manufacturing and infrastructure development during his February 25–26 visit to Japan.