Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has granted an interview to Japanese media on the occasion of his Japan visit and participation in the 14th G20 Summit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from June 27 to July 1.

More than 700 Japanese candidates on June 23 registered for the third Vietnamese-language proficiency test held by the Japan College of Foreign Languages in Tokyo.

Vietnam’s dairy makers are accessing more opportunities to increase exports, but companies need to enhance their competitiveness in foreign markets and develop a concentrated production scale.

The Viet Nam Badminton Federation has signed a agreement with city of Kudamatsu in Japan and ACT Saikyo Badminton Centre in that city to train its players for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Japanese-invested factories have opened in industrial zones as well as shopping malls in large cities and provinces in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese investors are expected to become a leader in FDI inflow into Vietnam once the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) takes effect.

 Japan suffered its biggest natural population decline ever this year, government statistics show.

 Some of Japan's famed cherry blossoms, also known as sakura, have bloomed unexpectedly this autumn.

Two people have been killed after a powerful typhoon struck Japan. Typhoon Trami made landfall on Sunday at 20:00 local time (11:00 GMT) near the western city of Osaka, with gusts of up to 216 km/h (134 mph).

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese capital flow is now heading for the Vietnamese consumer market.

 Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses.

 At least 10 people have been killed by Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit Japan in 25 years.

 Japan's weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week.

The ASEAN Car Business Career Company of Japan plans to recruit more than 220 automobile engineering students from Da Nang-based Dong A College to work in the Japanese car industry later this year.

 Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, co-founder of the famed Studio Ghibli, has died at the age of 82.

 Japanese and Vietnamese performers will debut a theatre production entitled Without Signal! by director Shuji Ondera at Viet Nam Youth Theatre on March 30 & 31.

 Bilateral relations between Viet Nam and Japan could be adversely affected if construction of the Metro Line No.1 continues to run behind schedule, according to HCM City authorities.

 Eleven people have been killed after a fire at a Japanese residential facility for people in financial difficulty.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from Japan, South Korea and China were the most significant players in FDI (foreign direct investment) in 2017.

 A man who was arrested after police found dismembered bodies in his flat has confessed to killing nine people over two months, Japanese media say.