Hagiwara said Mimasaka is proud to host the statue “Ho Chi Minh reading a newspaper,” the first of its kind in Japan. Each year, the statue draws numerous visitors from both Japan and abroad who come to pay their respects to the late leader.

Representatives from 60 businesses in Mimasaka city of Japan’s Okayama prefecture and locals have attended a workshop in the locality to study investment and business opportunities in Vietnam.

A Japan – Vietnam friendship association was established in Mimasaka city, Japan’s Okayama prefecture, aiming to help boost multi-dimensional cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese localities.