Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son appreciated Takebe Tsutomu's coordination with Quang Ninh province to organize the Hokkaido Festival in Ha Long in November, with many cultural exchange, investment and trade promotion events, combined with student tours and retirees' tourism.

Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group, met with Ho Ky Minh, Standing Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee on July 24 to propose further cooperation between the local authorities and the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group.

Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, is on a visit to Vietnam to attend the eighth Vietnam-Japan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.