Vietnam and Japan on November 27 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world on the occasion of official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have agreed to lift their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his spouse hosted a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on November 27 for Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse who are paying an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese state.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on November 27 received Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Toshihiro Nikai, former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and a number of parliamentarians in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during his ongoing visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong on November 27 met representatives of Vietnamese expatriates who have made practical contributions to Vietnam – Japan relations, during his ongoing visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - 2023 marks an important year as Vietnam and Japan celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, with their Extensive Strategic Partnership currently at its best level ever thanks to positive developments made in all aspects.

Japan is the partner that has signed the most bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam which open up many opportunities for stronger trade cooperation between the two nations, according to Tran Quang Huy, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Asia-Africa Market Department.

VOV.VN - Dr Tomotaka Shoji, director of the Regional Research Division at the National Institute for Defence Studies under the Japanese Ministry of Defence, has laid stress on great potential for future development of Vietnam-Japan ties on the occasion of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit.

The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group held its fourth meeting in Hanoi on November 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse will make an official visit to Japan from November 27 to 30, 2023 at the invitation of the Japanese State, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.