Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s official visit to Vietnam in late April, including his talks with General Secretary To Lam, and meetinsg with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and other senior leaders, underscored the deep trust between the two countries.

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.

Professor Shimizu Masaaki at Osaka University emphasised that the 1975 victory transcended the mere conclusion of a war in one nation, carrying profound international significance.

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his spouse, along with a high-ranking Japanese delegation, left Hanoi in the morning of April 29, concluding his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse.

Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers Pham Minh Chinh and Ishiba Shigeru, and their spouses visited the Vietnam National Museum of History which is preserving more than 200,000 documents and artifacts of Vietnamese history and culture, spanning from prehistoric times to the present.

Vietnam considers Japan as one of the leading and long-term partners, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man said, proposing strengthened cooperation in the four priority areas of economy, human resources development, people-to-people exchanges, and locality-to-locality collaboration.

Senior research fellow at Meiji University Prof. Go Ito delved into Vietnam's remarkable journey over the past five decades since the liberation of the South and national reunification in an analysis published by the Japan Forum on International Relations on April 28, crediting its adaptability and a distinctive diplomatic approach dubbed “bamboo diplomacy.”

Madame Le Thi Bich Tran, spouse of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Madame Ishiba Yoshiko, spouse of Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, toured the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism which showcases Vietnam’s ethnic cultural diversity.

Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers expressed their delight at the strong, comprehensive and substantive development of the Vietnam - Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World after more than one year of upgrading, affirming that they will closely coordinate and further strengthen the Vietnam - Japan cooperation towards a new era of Vietnam.

Vietnamese and Japanese PM agreed to deepen economic, investment, and trade cooperation, particularly through promoting new-generation ODA for strategic infrastructure projects and fast-tracking symbolic joint ventures.

The President affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the relationship with Japan, supports Japan in promoting an increasingly active role, and jointly contributes to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Expressing gratitude and appreciation for the contributions of ODA loans and investment from Japanese enterprises to Vietnam's socio-economic development in recent times, PM Chinh shared solutions in the quartet of strategies to implement industrialisation and modernisation, including breakthroughs in science and technology development, implementing the revolution of streamlining the apparatus, developing the private economic sector, building an independent and self-reliant economy, associated with deep, substantive and effective integration.

Welcoming the Japanese PM's visit as Vietnam is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, the Vietnamese Party chief affirmed that the visit will open a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.

Vietnam – Japan cooperation could serve as a model for smaller countries striving for sustainable development without overreliance on external factors, a Japanese professor has said.

Economic cooperation will be a central focus of the Japanese PM's coming visit, with both sides aiming to improve the investment environment, strengthen supply chain resilience, and expand market access.

After thorough consideration, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru decided to choose Vietnam as his first destination, as the Southeast Asian is a very important partner of Japan.

Cooperation in international forums will be one of the key topics during Prime Minister Ishiba’s visit to Vietnam, says Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s upcoming official visit to Vietnam is hoped to reaffirm Japan’s commitment to fostering bilateral cooperation in key areas such as security - defence, economy, and responses to regional and global challenges.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's Vietnam visit is expected to deliver on tangible results, with the signing of numerous cooperation documents in various fields, especially in science and technology, green economy, digital economy, sustainable development, and strategic infrastructure development including transportation, energy, and electricity.

The presence of many alliance members from different parties in the Japanese parliament demonstrates the country’s deep respect for and dedication to enhancing ties with Vietnam, said Chairwoman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Obuchi Yuko.