VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association on March 22 held a national congress in Hanoi and elected a new executive committee for the 2021-2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Japan U13 international football tournament kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 18 as part of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations ahead in 2023.

There are no Vietnamese people reported dead or injured in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on late March 16, according to a Vietnamese expat.

VOV.VN - Four players of Saigon FC departed for Japan on March 16 to play for teams in two divisions of the Japan Professional Football League (J-League).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam had a meeting on March 15 with Kohzo Tashima, Chairman of the Japan Football Association (JFA), who pledged to provide more tickets for Vietnamese fans to enjoy the Vietnam-Japan return leg as part of the World Cup 2022 qualifiers.

VOV.VN - The Government issued Resolution No. 32/NQ-CP on March 15 which allows visa exemption for citizens visiting the nation from 13 countries.

PONY Japan Baseball Association (PJBA) wishes to strengthen cooperation with and support the development of baseball in Vietnam, Jin Matsubara, member of the House of Representatives of Japan and President of the association has said.

Ho Chi Minh City will work closely with Japanese partners to successfully organise the eighth Japan-Vietnam Festival in 2023, with an aim of putting young people at the centre of festival activities, Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee said.

A training course on building capacity-based continuous training management system for nurses was opened in Hanoi on March 13 as part of a joint programme between the Vietnam Nurses’ Association (VNA) and Japan’s Itabashi Medical System (IMS).

VOV.VN - Lee Young-jin, assistant to chief coach Park Hang-seo, will take the helm of U23 Vietnam at the Dubai Cup 2022 – an international friendly tournament in the United Arab Emirates.