On 12 June 2007, News Post India reported that the Japanese diplomat Noro Motoyasu said that "Japan will fund the setting up an international university in Nalanda in Bihar."
Pada tanggal 12 Juni 2007, New Post India melaporkan bahwa seorang diplomat Jepang Noro Motoyasu mengatakan bahwa Jepang akan membiayai pembangunan universitas bertaraf internasional di Nalanda, Bihar.