Khanh Hoa and Japanese people at a meeting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. Photo: NDO

Sincere feelings

More than four years ago, when coming to Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa, Sakae, a Japanese, was fascinated by the beauty of the natural landscape, as well as the affection of the people here.

Therefore, he chose Khanh Hoa as the place to stop. He is currently working at a seafood processing company in Cam Ranh city, specializing in exporting products to the Japanese market.

"Before coming to Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa, I was looking for opportunities in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Lat (Lam Dong province). However, Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa has so many things to attract and keep me here. The natural scenery is beautiful, the climate is mild, and the people's feelings are warm and welcoming. I feel that the relationship between the people of Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa particularly and Vietnam with Japan is good and developed," Sakae said.

Born and raised in the Niigata city (Niigata Prefecture, Central Japan), but Kyoko has lived in Nha Trang for nearly ten years. Therefore, she felt all the feelings of the people here towards the citizens of the land of the rising sun.

Currently, she does remote administrative work for a company based in Japan. Kyoko said "When I came to Nha Trang, I noticed many similarities with my hometown in Niigata. My hometown is considered the rice granary of Japan, with a natural setting surrounded by mountains.

Coming to Nha Trang, I also saw rice fields and mountains. In particular, Nha Trang beach is beautiful, the people here are gentle, kind, and polite. I received a lot of help from the people of Nha Trang and was impressed with the smiles they always gave me."

Vietnamese children perform traditional dance performances of Japan.

According to Huynh Phuong Minh, vice chairman of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations, September 21, 1973 marked the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

Since then, the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries continuously developed in many fields such as politics, economics, culture, and sports, from the national leadership level to the grassroots level.

Currently, there are nearly 30 Japanese citizens living and working in the province. Recently, there have been many meetings, investment promotion activities, exchange of delegations, introducing the image, culture, people, and country of Vietnam in Japan and vice versa.

Particularly, the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations organized a number of friendship and solidarity exchange activities with Japan on the occasion of important anniversaries of the two countries, when Japanese delegations visit and work in the province.

Multifaceted cooperation

According to information from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the cooperative relationship between Khanh Hoa and Japan is increasingly being promoted through delegation exchange activities and cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, education, training, and culture.

Specifically, the province attracted a major project from Japanese investors, the Van Phong 1 Thermal Power Plant of Sumitomo Corporation, with a total registered capital of US$2.58 billion, which started construction in December 2019, and will begin operations at the end of 2023.

The province also organized and attended many investment promotion conferences to enhance promotion and introduce Khanh Hoa's image to Japan.

Next October, a Khanh Hoa-Japan investment promotion conference will take place in Khanh Hoa province.

Yamada Takio, Japanese ambassador to Vietnam, expressed his appreciation for the love that the people of Khanh Hoa have for the country and the people of Japan.

According to him, this is an important basis to attract the attention of Japanese tourists to Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa.

He also pledged to act as a bridge between Khanh Hoa province, Japanese partners, and investors to exchange, and research solutions to implement cooperation content that both sides have strengths in. This helps deepen the friendship between the government and the people of Khanh Hoa and Japan.

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