Collins Chong Yew Keat of the University of Malaya said the visit reflects growing convergence between the two countries as they seek greater strategic autonomy, supply chain resilience, energy security and geopolitical balance amid rising regional uncertainties.
Sharing orientations for future collaboration, Governor Ibaragi Ryuta highlighted priorities such as human resources development, investment promotion and the possibility of launching direct air routes between Okayama and Vietnam.
Under the MoU, the two sides agreed to bolster economic development by forming and enhancing sustainable partnerships, with a focus on trade, industry, investment, technology, and human resources training.
Representatives of the upper and lower houses expressed their willingness to share Japan’s experience in election, and noted hope for stronger cooperation between the two countries across all sectors.
PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that Japanese enterprises will continue standing side by side with Vietnam on the development path, thereby benefiting the two business communities, both countries, and their peoples.
Vietnam-Japan relations are now at their strongest, marked by vibrant cooperation across all channels of Party, State, parliament, and people-to-people exchange, and increasingly reinforced ties between the two communist parties, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
The Vietnam-Japan Festival, an annual cultural diplomacy event, aims to promote exchange and mutual understanding, tighten the friendship between the peoples of Vietnam and Japan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 2 hosted a reception for Tokai Kisaburo, member of the House of Representative and Chairperson of the Policy Research Council under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, who is paying a visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 2.
