VOV.VN - Located in the central province of Quang Nam, the ancient city of Hoi An leads a list of the Top 15 cities in Asia as voted on by readers of US travel website Travel + Leisure.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee (CPVCC), held working sessions with Japanese officials on December 5-6 as part of their trip to Japan.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 19 extended a message of condolences to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe over a huge human loss in a fire at an animation studio in Kyoto.

A Vietnamese technical trainee died while working at a construction site in Chukyo district in Japan’s Kyoto city on May 13, local newspapers reported.

Hoi An, 30 kilometers south of Da Nang, has won much love among global travelers after becoming a familiar name in global rankings by respected international travel magazines.

VOV.VN - Travel & Leisure has named the ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam among top 15 cities in the world.

VOV.VN - Associate Professor Ta Cao Minh from Hanoi University of Science and Technology has been honoured with the Nagamori Awards for his contribution to the study of motor drives.

The state visit to Vietnam by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko from February 28 to March 5 is a significant event marking a crucial milestone in the cooperation and friendship between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Every year Japan celebrates a national holiday called Culture Day (Bunka no hi) on November 3 to commemorate the announcement of the post-war Japanese constitution on this date in 1946.

An exhibition on “Japan’s pottery: a new generation transformed from traditional kiln” is open at the HCMC Exhibition House in District 1 until October 30.

Vietnam’s scientific research capabilities were introduced at a seminar held in Osaka city, Japan on April 5, which attracted over 50 professors and lecturers from universities and research institutes in Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto.

Philosopher and peace campaigner Shunsuke Tsurumi died of pneumonia at the age of 93 in Kyoto on July 20.

(VOV) -A delegation from the Workers’ Union at the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) joined a meeting held recently in Tokyo to prepare for the 32nd Asian Seafarers Summit Meeting (ASSM).

(VOV) - Seminars on investment cooperation to develop the support industries in Vietnam and introduction of the Hanoi South Supporting Industrial Park and Vietnam’s incentive policies have been held in Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto, Japan from November 25 – 28.

(VOV) - Hoi An, with its beautifully restored houses, shops and public buildings has a reputation of being a favourite getaway of budget minded travellers, the type of cultural hub where tourists come to visit for a few days and end up staying for weeks.

(VOV) - Vietnam always places high importance on expanding cooperation between the two countries’ localities, considering it a crucial part of Vietnam-Japan relations.

(VOV) - Japan has shared its knowledge of running local governmental organisations at a two-day workshop jointly held by the National Assembly (NA) and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in Hanoi on August 22.

(VOV) - An exhibition entitled “Japan Handmade: Crafts and Design from Kyoto” opened in Hanoi on April 23.