The Vietnam Festival was opened in Tokyo on April 6 under the theme of “Pray for Japan”, participating by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, Ambassador Pham Quan Hieu, Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Masahiro, and former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda, VNA reported.

Vietnamese, Japanese delegates at the festival.

Ambassador Hieu expressed deep sympathies to the victims of the recent earthquake in Ishikawa and his belief that the Vietnamese community in Ishikawa in particular and Japan in general will bring into full play their spirit of solidary to overcome their difficulties and stabilise their life.

Hang held that the two-day festival is a chance for the people of the two countries show their solidarity, and spoke highly of the efforts by the Vietnamese community in Japan over the recent past, not only to help those in the community but also locals in the difficult times.

Dance performance at the festival.

Meanwhile, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Komura said he hopes that the Vietnam Festival will be held in many localities in Japan and said the popularity of the festival is a manifestation of Japanese people’s interest in Vietnam.

He expressed his belief that through cultural exchanges, the close relations between the two countries will further develop in the next 50 years.

The festival sees 17 pavilions offering Vietnam’s popular food such as Pho and Banh mi along with fruits. The festival organizers also invited singers and artists from Vietnam to perform and interact with Japanese artists.

The festival will open a series of Vietnamese festivals in Japan in 2024.

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