The Asian Pao Festival, celebrating Asian cuisine and culture, was held in Sakai City, Japan, on June 28.

A high school exchange programme titled “Teenage ambassadors 2026” was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo on June 18, bringing together students from Viet Nam and Japan to foster friendship and cultural understanding.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has proposed Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (IKC) expand its investment activities in Viet Nam, particularly in the green energy sector, including the replication of its green energy pellet production model in various localities across the country.

The Ministry of Finance signed 11 on-lending agreements worth 39.256 billion JPY (about 6.68 trillion VND, 250 million USD) with eight northern mountainous provinces to implement two major projects funded by Japan’s official development assistance (ODA), in Ha Noi on June 12.

With the momentum of overall Viet Nam – Japan relations, defence cooperation will continue to intensify substantively and productively, serving as an important pillar of bilateral ties, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong has said.

The Vietnamese delegation highly valued Japan’s role in international trade while underscoring its active support for and participation in WTO activities.

Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong received Hayakawa Yuho, Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in Ha Noi on May 25 to discuss further cooperation between the two sides.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae began her visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 19 to attend a bilateral summit with host President Lee Jae Myung. In contrast to the previous period of strained ties, both sides are making efforts to overcome differences and jointly address a series of pressing strategic issues.

A programme marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh was held in Hiroshima prefecture of Japan on May 17, highlighting the late leader's diplomatic thought and enduring values of peace, friendship and international cooperation.

An international initiative aimed at promoting the rights and protection of women and girl children through Vovinam, the traditional martial art of Viet Nam, was launched at a ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in Tokyo on May 15.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has underscored the success of her recent visits to Viet Nam and Australia, highlighting strengthened cooperation in economic security.

Former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung were presented with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at a ceremony in Ha Noi on May 2.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae held talks in Ha Noi on May 2 following an official welcome ceremony.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae arrived in Ha Noi on the evening of May 1, starting her official visit to Viet Nam from May 1–3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Viet Nam attaches great importance to the increasingly close and effective Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan, as well as the close and foundational ties between their Communist Parties, Ambassador Do Hung Viet has said.

Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Viet Nam on May 1-3, Toshiro Nishizawa, Senior Fellow, SCERU-GraSPP, The University of Tokyo, shared his views in an interview on the significance of the visit and future prospects for bilateral cooperation.

The upcoming official visit to Viet Nam by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is expected to further deepen bilateral ties, shape new key pillars of cooperation and open up fresh avenues for collaboration, bringing practical benefits to the peoples of both nations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan is ready to take citizen protection measures following warnings of potential earthquakes and tsunamis, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on April 23.

As Vietnamese community in Japan is growing, preserving the Vietnamese language among younger generations has become a pressing concern for families, community groups, and representative agencies.

Amidst the growing unpredictability of the global situation in recent years, Japan intends to support Viet Nam as it plays an active role in ensuring the peace, stability, and prosperity of the international community.