Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son suggested OECD give more policy recommendations to Vietnam at a meeting with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann on October 26.

President Vo Van Thuong hosts Japanese Foreign Minister

Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yōko Kamikawa will visit Vietnam on October 10-11, at the invitation of Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived the central city of Da Nang on September 14, continuing their official visit to Vietnam.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko on September 23 made a field trip to Hoi An ancient town, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam.

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko watched a new opera at the Hanoi Opera House on September 22 evening as part of their official visit to Vietnam.

Crown Prince Akishino stressed that Vietnam is a close and reliable partner of Japan.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived in Hanoi on September 20 for a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and his wife are set to make an official visit to Vietnam from September 20-25 following the invitation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and a delegation from Singapore arrived in Hanoi on August 27, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnams at the invitation of his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. ​

Vietnam's Nakama Yosakoi dance group performed at the 21st Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi which opened in Tokyo, Japan, on August 26.

About 30 Vietnamese musicians will join their Japanese colleagues in the Vietnam-Japan Festival Symphony Orchestra - Dream Orchestra for a tour of Japan from October 2 to 10.

The Asia-Japan Economic-Cultural Cooperation Center officially made its debut on August 6 in Osaka, Japan.

Goodwill Ambassador of Japanese Cuisine Tomisawa Hirokazu is in Vietnam to implement his mission to transmit the allures of Japanese food to Vietnamese people.

Japan remains the top destination for Vietnamese guest workers, with over 34,500 individuals going to Japan in the first half of the year, according to the Department of Overseas Labor.

Japanese artist Higashimura Akiko published a manga about the love story between Araki Sotaro, a merchant from Nagasaki, and Princess Ngoc Hoa of the Nguyen Lord about 400 years ago.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's largest destroyer, Izumo, and accompanying destroyer JS Samidare docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on June 20, starting their visit to Vietnam from June 20-23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on May 21 within the framework of his trip to attend the G7 expanded Summit.

The opera “Princess Anio” which recounts a 17th century love story between a Vietnamese princess and a Japanese merchant, will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on September 22-24.

President Vo Van Thuong handed over a decision appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu as Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Marshall Islands, during a ceremony held on April 18.