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Modi visits ancient Toji Temple at Kyoto with Shinzo Abe

| | Aug 31, 2014, at 05:19 pm
Kyoto, Aug 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the ancient Toji Temple in Kyoto.
He was accompanied on the visit to this Buddhist shrine, by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 
 
The Prime Minister also visited the Golden Pavilion - the Kinkaku-ji Temple - at Kyoto, where he also interacted with a number of visitors who greeted him enthusiastically. 
 
Modi visited CiRA - Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, at Kyoto University. 
 
He interacted with the Center's Director Shinya Yamanaka. 
 
The Prime Minister expressed concern over the prevalence of sickle cell anaemia, especially among tribal communities across India. 
 
He urged Yamanaka to work towards a cure for this. 
 
Yamanaka said that there are currently no Indian researchers at his institute, and he would like Indian scientists to conduct research at the institute. 
 

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