First medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan becomes operational
The first medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan, the T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda in Tokyo, was officially inaugurated on April 28, as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, and received the first patients on May 1.
A doctor is giving medical check to a patient at T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – The first medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan, the T-MatsuokaMedical Clinic Kanda in Tokyo, was officially inaugurated on April 28, as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, and received the first patients on May 1.
With a team of both Vietnamese and Japanese doctorsand interpreters, T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda is expected to becomea reliable medical care destination for the Vietnamese community, helping themovercome language difficulties when communicating with doctors during theexamination process.
Speaking at theinauguration ceremony, doctor Matsuoka Yoshinori thanked the Vietnamese and JapaneseGovernments for supporting the opening of the first clinic of its kind in Hanoiand the second in Kanda, Tokyo. He vowed to keepstriving to develop into ahealth care bridge between the two countries.
Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyen Duc Minh describedthe opening of the clinic as an important event for not only the Vietnamesecommunity in Japan but also bilateral ties, especially on the occasion of the50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
🌃 Vietnamese continue to be the second largest expat community in Japan with over 489,000 at present./.
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A doctor is giving medical check to a patient at T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda (Photo: VNA) 
