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Vietnam- Japan Friendship Golf Tournament held in Yamanashi ​

The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Golf Tournament 2023 took place in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture on November 6 with the participation of 120 golfers.
Vietnam- Japan Friendship Golf Tournament held in Yamanashi ​ ảnh 1Golfers at the Vietnam- Japan Friendship Golf Tournament, Yamanashi, Japan, Nov. 6 (Photo: VNA)

Tokyo (VNA) – The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Golf Tournament 2023took place in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture on November 6 with the participationof 120 golfers.

The event was held by the Vietnamese General Consulateto mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’diplomatic relations.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Pham QuangHieu said that the tournament provides an opportunity for peopleof the two countries to meet, exchange, and expand relationships, therebyenhancing mutual understanding and contributing more to the sound friendshiprelationship between Vietnam and Japan.

It is expected to contribute tostrengthening solidarity among the Vietnamese community in Japan while creatingopportunities for enterprises of both sides to exchange and seek cooperation invarious fields.

Golf is one of the most popular sports inJapan. According to estimates by Alexandru Arba, a researcher specialising inJapan at Statista, in 2022, 10.52 million people in Japan used golfcourses, an increase of nearly 13% compared to 10 years ago./.

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