India, Japan working as strategic partners: Modi

India and Japan are now working as "special strategic and global" partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.

"We are now working as special strategic and global partners," Modi told business leaders at an event organised by the Japan-India Association.

He added that there was an unwritten spiritual connection between the two countries.

The prime minister, who is on a five-day visit to Japan, said there was growing interest among the Japanese to learn Hindi and yoga.