Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long held a working session with Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (IKC) Atsuhiko Hirano in Hanoi on June 12.

The Ministry of Finance signed 11 on-lending agreements worth 39.256 billion JPY (250 million USD) with eight northern mountainous provinces to implement two major projects funded by Japan’s official development assistance (ODA), in Hanoi on June 12.

Welcoming JICA’s proposal for a new ODA cooperation framework, PM Le Minh Hung said its proposed areas largely match Vietnam’s development priorities as well as the orientations agreed upon by the two PMs.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau delivered a speech at the 31st Future of Asia Forum in Tokyo on June 11, highlighting Vietnam’s vision for regional cooperation and sustainable development amid a rapidly changing global landscape.

A new museum dedicated to Satsuma Yaki, a traditional Japanese ceramic art form originating in what is now Kagoshima Prefecture during and after the Edo period, has opened in Hoi An.

Sapporo city in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture has launched a new initiative to train foreign drivers before recruiting them to work in the city, with Vietnam selected as the first trainee supplier.

Japan has become the first overseas venue to host a Vietnamese language proficiency test based on unified standards issued by Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), marking a new step in the internationalisation of the language.

An international initiative aimed at promoting the rights and protection of women and girl children through Vovinam, the traditional martial art of Vietnam, was launched at a ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in Tokyo on May 15.

The Vietnam Festival in Japan, set to enter its 18th edition on May 30–31 at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, is expected to attract over 180,000 visitors, up from about 140,000 last year.

As part of her official visit to Vietnam, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a major policy speech on the afternoon of May 2 at Vietnam National University in Hanoi.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attended a state banquet hosted by Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on the evening of May 2, where she delighted guests by trying her hand at traditional Vietnamese drums.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remarked that Vietnam, much like Hanoi’s historic name Thang Long - meaning “rising dragon” - is developing at an exceptionally impressive pace.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 2 morning hosted an official welcome ceremony for Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese trade-investment delegation is scheduled to visit Osaka and Tokyo from June 27 to July 3, 2026.

The upcoming official visit to VN by Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae is expected to further deepen bilateral ties, shape new key pillars of cooperation and open up fresh avenues for collaboration.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to visit Vietnam and deliver a major foreign policy address on the development of the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) initiative, reflecting the country’s growing strategic importance in the region.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 1 to 3.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan is ready to take citizen protection measures following warnings of potential earthquakes and tsunamis, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on April 23.

The 9th VN Cultural Festival in Osaka drew tens of thousands of attendees, including Vietnamese residents, students, and workers in Japan, as well as local and international visitors.