Vietnam extends sympathy to Japan over losses caused by heavy rains

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on July 7 sent a message of sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu over human and property losses caused by heavy rains in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, last weekend.

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Police search for survivors of the landslide in Atami city of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture (Photo: AFP/VNA)

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