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A total of 26 Vietnamese companies are participating in the Vietnam pavilion, covering 204 square metres, at the International Food and Beverage Exhibition Foodex Japan 2026, which opened on March 10 in Tokyo. 

Over the past 10 editions, with diverse and practical activities, the festival has affirmed its important role in enhancing cultural exchanges, boosting trade, investment and tourism promotion, and strengthening friendship and mutual understanding, according to Pham Dut Diem, Director of the municipal Department of External Relations.

Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang hosted a meeting with Mr. Tsuneda Teruo, Vice President of the Japan Association of Public Health, on July 2 in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 31 hosted Yamada Takio, Special Advisor of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Japanese Government’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on May 17 received newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki who came to present his credentials.

 The Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange festival, the first of its kind, was held in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture on August 13.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting Japanese Minister of Justice Furukawa Yoshihisa on June 28, during which the Vietnamese leader suggested the justice ministries of the two countries further promote mutual legal assistance and cooperation.

PSNews - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the International Manpower Development Organization in Japan (IM Japan) on June 20 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the technical intern training programme for Vietnamese interns in Japan.

The relationship between Vietnam and Japan is at its best ever and the two countries have substantial potential and opportunities to expand and deepen their friendship and mutual trust, a Vietnamese Party official has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan has been widely reported by the Japanese media, with several outlets running articles on the visit, with a particular focus on talks held with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on November 24.

A programme to promote connections for technology supply and demand between Vietnamese and Japanese businesses was held virtually on July 20.  

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on April 28 hosted a reception for Masahiro Yoshimura, General Manager of Business Development Department at Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), who is also in charge of managing Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

The annual Vietnam Festival in Japan opened in Tokyo on November 7, making it the first large-scale event here since the city was included in the Japanese Government’s Go To Travel campaign.

 Over 340 Vietnamese citizens living in Japan were brought home safely on May 25.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama Hiroshi on April 17 agreed to assign units concerned to continue discussing the ASEAN – Japan action plan to restore economic growth.

Vietnam and Japan held a defence consultation meeting in Tokyo on February 21 in preparation for ASEAN Year 2020.

The Japan-Vietnam Festival is a win-win event which has become a highlight in the bilateral cultural partnership over the years, said Tsutomu Takebe, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 930 million USD with Japan in the first eight months of 2019.

PSNews – The Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2019 (VME 2019) and the Vietnam - Japan Supporting Industries Exhibition (SIE 2019) was officially kicked off on August 14 in Hanoi.

Since the beginning of July, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture has carried out a host of activities marking its decade of working to enhance Vietnam – Japan ties.