The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on August 28 announced plans to
organise “Vietnam Days in Japan” from Sept. 12-22 on the occasion of the
40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties and the
Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year 2013.
The event
will take place in five big cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe Nagoya and
Fukuoka, under the co-sponsorship of the Ministries of the Foreign
Affairs, and Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Embassy of Vietnam in
Japan.
This will be the largest of its kind
held so far in terms of scale and duration, with a wide range of
activities. In particular, the “Vietnam Festival 2013” held at Yoyogi
Park, Tokyo from Sept. 14-15 expects to welcome about 150,000
visitors.
In addition, the “Hello Vietnam-Aichi
2013” festival will be organised for the first time in Aichi province,
where Vietnamese students form the largest community among those from
Asia.
For his part, Senator Iwao Matsuda,
co-head of the organising board of the “Vietnam Festival 2013” said the
event “Vietnam Days in Japan” is a very valuable opportunity to
promote bilateral relations.
Through sport and
cultural activities, the two countries’ relationship will not stop at
the level of strategic partnership but foster the friendship between the
two countries’ people, he said.-VNA