Kitagawa was first introduced to Vietnamese media in late 1973, when he arrived in Hanoi to study the Vietnamese language at the University of Hanoi. Since then, his connection to Vietnam has deepened through three postings as a correspondent. He currently serves as Vice President of the Tokyo chapter of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association.

A thematic exhibition on the late President Ho Chi Minh as portrayed by Vietnam’s revolutionary press opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 30.