The objective of the visit is to grow business relations between the two countries, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday halted trading for the second time in its history after a surge in orders
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, zooming over 12 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv and Kotak Bank. On the other hand, ITC, NTPC, Titan, Reliance Industries and ONGC were the laggards.
NSE targeting hundreds of Japanese investors who poured money into India through yen-carry trades.
Japan's financial woes mount as the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw one of the worst crashes on Monday.
The exchange cited issues with its telecom service providers that prevented stocks and index quotations from getting updated.
Nikkei is one of the largest media houses in Japan.
India, with m-cap of about $1.6 trillion, is ahead of Switzerland.
'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.