Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae arrives in Ha Noi for three-day visit to Viet Nam

Prime Minister Takaichi was welcomed by Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Dang Xuan Phong, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu when she landed at the Noi Bai International Airport.

The visit reflects the fact that Japan attaches great importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Viet Nam, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.

During the visit, both sides will discuss ways to intensify cooperation in such priority areas like economy, science and technology, innovation, energy security, food security, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, green transition, and high-quality human resource development among others, the diplomat added.

Viet Nam and Japan established diplomatic relations in 1973 and upgraded their ties into a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023. Japan is Viet Nam's largest provider of ODA, biggest labor cooperation partner, third-largest investor, and fourth-largest partner in tourism and trade.

Bilateral trade value reached over US$51.43 billion last year. The Japanese Embassy in Viet Nam reported that in the first quarter of this year, the figure increased by 12.7 percent compared to the same period last year, with expectations reaching US$60 billion by 2027.

As of January 31, 2026, Japan had 5,722 valid investment projects in Viet Nam with a total registered capital of US$78.9 billion, ranking third among 153 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation.

In the semiconductor sector, Viet Nam aims to train 500 PhD researchers by 2030, and Japan has announced it will accept about half of them through international joint research programs.

There are more than 680,000 Vietnamese people living in Japan, making them the second-largest foreign community in the country./.