VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hanoi on April 30, beginning a two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is an extensive strategic partner that shares strategic interests with Japan, a Japanese Government official affirmed ahead of PM Fumio Kishida’s coming visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 30 to May 1 in an effort to further consolidate the extensive strategic partnership that exists between the two countries.

Vietnam’s honorary consulate office in Japan’s Mie prefecture officially came into operation on April 9, with Moriyuki Taniguchi, a Japanese national, as its head.

Vietnam has shocked Asia by ending their World Cup qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against hosts Japan in Saitama on March 29 evening.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team arrived at Narita International Airport in Tokyo on March 26 ahead of their upcoming fixture against Japan in the third Asian qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - The number of passengers travelling through local airports in February grew by 57.8% to reach over 6.1 million passengers against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Investigation is still underway on a shooting threat made against a Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Japan to Vietnam earlier this month, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on January 20.