Japanese governor honoured with Vietnam’s Friendship Medal
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam, empowered by the State President, presented the Friendship Medal to Seiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city in Japan’s Okayama prefecture, in recognition ò his contributions to the growth of the Vietnam-Japan friendship.
Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (R) presents the Friendship Medal to Seiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan VuHong Nam, empowered by the State President, presented the Friendship Medal toSeiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city in Japan’s Okayama prefecture, inrecognition ò his contributions to the growth of the Vietnam-Japan friendship.
Speaking at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, Nam hailed theJapanese official’s efforts for the development of ties between the two countries.
For his part, governor thanked Vietnamfor the honour. Hesaid that in the 90s of the previous century when Vietnam was in difficultsituation, the Vietnam-Japan relations had few opportunities to grow. At thattime, he told himself to work for the expansion of the ties and then strivedfor the resumption of official development assistance for Vietnam.
He expressed his hope that on the basis of the current firmfoundation, the Japan-Vietnam relationship will continue to thrive in thefuture.
Seiji Hagiwara was born in 1956 and worked at the Japanese Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry from 1980 to 1998, during which he actively lobbiedthe Japanese Government to resume the provision of ODA to Vietnam.
Since becoming the Governor of Mimasaka from 2018, he hasmade great contributions for the growth of the ties between the city as well asJapan and Vietnam./.
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Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (R) presents the Friendship Medal to Seiji Hagiwara, Governor of Mimasaka city (Photo: VNA) 
