The event was held by the Vietnam Association in both in-person and virtual form with the main bridge in Tokyo, Japan. Kengo Otsuka, Director of the Southeast Asia Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nguyen Duc Minh - Interim Charge d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, Yamanaka Yoshihiro, President of the Vietnam Association, and Vietnamese students in Japan attended the event.
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| President of the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association To Huy Rua delivered his speech in a pre-recorded video (Screenshot). |
In his speech, To Huy Rua highly appreciated the initiative of the Vietnam Association to organize the event. This is a good opportunity for young people of the two countries to immerse themselves in the exchange activities, to learn more about the culture and people of each country.
According to To Huy Rua, cultural cooperation, education and people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Japan are deep and effective. Cultural exchange activities are held regularly to attract the attention of the people of the two countries and have strong communication effects. Through these activities, the image of the country, people, and culture of Vietnam is brought closer to the Japanese people. At the same time, the beauties of Japan are welcomed and passionately learned by Vietnamese people. The education exchange of the two countries' young generations is enhanced. Japan grants scholarships and invites many outstanding Vietnamese youths to study and exchange in Japan every year.
He said that young people will continue to build solid bridges for the inheritance and promotion of the close friendship between Vietnam and Japan in the future.
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| President of the Vietnam Association Yamanaka Yoshihiro said that Japanese and Vietnamese students in the other country will find new and more effective ways to promote the friendship between the two countries (Screenshot). |
Yamanaka Yoshihiro, President of the Vietnam Association said: Japan and Vietnam have built fruitful relations. In the next 50 years, young people, including the now students, will take the lead in building the relations.
Yamanaka recalls the close friendship between revolutionist Phan Boi Chau and doctor Asaba Sakitaro and the Dong Du movement formed 118 years ago. By 1908, about 200 Vietnamese students had come to Japan. More than 100 years later, this number has grown to 70,000.
The President of the Vietnam Association said that the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations is an opportunity for the two countries to enter the era of real youth exchange. This meeting is the beginning of that process. The public and private sectors are also working together to improve the system, making Japan a safe place for foreigners to study, live and work.
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| Students perform Yosakoi at the exchange (Screenshot). |
He hopes that more Vietnamese students would come to Japan to study and vice versa and that the students will find new and more effective ways to promote the Japan-Vietnam friendship for the next 50 years.
Currently, there are nearly 500,000 Vietnamese citizens living, studying, and working in Japan. More than half of them are young people and students, including 50,000 international students, 80,000 workers, 180,000 technical interns, and 40,000 other young members.
Nguyen Duc Minh - Interim Charge d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan
According to Nguyen Duc Minh - Interim Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, the enthusiasm of the youth is essential for friendship, economic development, and scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries for the next 50 years.
Established in 2001, the Vietnamese Student Association in Japan is a non-profit organization recognized by the Vietnamese Embassy to Japan. The Association aims at promoting exchanges between Vietnamese students in different regions, expanding networks, and promoting friendship activities between Vietnam and Japan.
Minh said that promoting Japanese students to Vietnamese universities is significant for the friendship between the two countries in the future. He hopes that many Japanese young people and students will choose Vietnam to study abroad to learn more about the country and promote economic, cultural, educational, and sports exchanges.
Long Pham / Vietnamtimes
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