Keyword: "Vietnamese community in Japan"

Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu expressed confidence that the establishment will serve as a strong spiritual anchor for Vietnamese people living in Japan while contributing to friendship and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

While the number of Vietnamese-origin children in Japan is surging, opportunities to actually speak Vietnamese in daily life are vanishing fast. Many children can understand the language but default to Japanese in response, gradually relegating their mother tongue to a secondary role, sometimes even treating it as a “second foreign language” inside their own houses.

Many members of the Vietnamese community in Japan have expressed their desire for the home country to have an increasingly professional and modern National Assembly (NA) capable of making breakthrough decisions to ensure sustainable development and enhance its standing on the international stage.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Thu Huong from the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka extended greetings to Vietnamese women and commended the Kyushu Vietnamese community’s efforts to preserve national cultural identity.

An event themed “Radiant Vietnam” was opened by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka prefecture, Japan, on January 24 to welcome the Lunar New Year 2026.

The contest served as a meaningful platform contributing to the preservation of the Vietnamese language and cultural identity within the Vietnamese community in Japan.

To celebrate the 95th anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (18/11/1930-2025), the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka and the Vietnamese Association in Fukuoka held the “Great National Solidarity Festival” on November 16 in Kyushu, Japan. More than 1,000 participants formed the Vietnamese national flag, setting a record for the largest flag formation by the Vietnamese community in Japan.

President of the Vietnamese Association in the Kansai region Le Thuong said the festival was not only a joyful day for children but also an opportunity to strengthen solidarity within the Vietnamese community while preserving cultural identity and passing on its values to the younger generations.

Macaw is more than a bookstore - it’s a space to nurture a love of Vietnamese literature and foster deeper understanding between cultures.

The event aimed to honour the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh while strengthening solidarity among the Vietnamese community in Japan and inspiring their patriotism and national pride.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Huu Dung hailed the solidarity of the Vietnamese community in Japan while meeting with representatives of Vietnamese people’s associations here in Tokyo on June 9.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka on January 15 handed over thousands of essential supplies to authorities of Higashiosaka city so as to deliver relief goods to people affected by a recent earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture.

In the wake of the disastrous conditions after the earthquake, with Japan's government focusing on rescue and recovery operations, Vietnamese residents near the epicenter were enveloped in warm support from both the local community and their Japanese friends.

President Vo Van Thuong met the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan within the framework of his official visit to the East Asian country from November 27-30.

President Vo Van Thuong on November 28 thanked generations of Tokyo leaders for actively supporting the multifaceted cooperation between the capital city of Japan and Vietnamese localities, especially Hanoi capital.

President Vo Van Thuong met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan on November 27 morning as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian country, lauding them for their unique position to further develop relations between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a talk on the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh for the Vietnamese community in Japan on November 15.

The Vietnam Summit in Japan 2023 opened at the University of Tokyo on October 15 as part of activities to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan.

A Karate tournament of the Vietnamese community in Japan titled "Suzucho Karate-do Kanto Open 2023" took place at Tokyo dojo on August 12, bringing together dozens of athletes from Vietnamese karate clubs across the country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan on May 19 right after arriving in Tokyo for the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21.