India and Japan, which set up diplomatic relations in 1952, will celebrate 75 years of ties in 2027 as the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. India-Japan Week will be held in the week of 28 April 2027 with outreach, business roundtables and roadshows. A friendship cricket match during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 will act as a curtain-raiser. Planned tracks include SPORT-75 (sports exchanges), Cricket Kizuna-75 (Indian coaches in Japan), IMAGE-75 (manga, anime and gaming), Shared Future-75 (policy recommendations) and RASA-75 (arts and culture).