Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Golf Tournament 2023 took place in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture on October 5 with the participation of 33 golfers.
The event was within the framework of an economic forum to connect Vietnamese and Japanese businesses and localities held by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Fukuoka to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.
On the occasion, golfers donated for children with disabilities in the prefecture.
Golf is one of the most popular sports in Japan. According to estimates by Alexandru Arba, a researcher specialising in Japan at Statista, in 2022, 10.52 million people in Japan used golf courses, an increase of nearly 13% compared to ten years ago./.