The NHK national public broadcasting organisation wrote an article about the match publishing images of football fans across the country flocking out to streets with the national flags in their hands to celebrate the victory. In the semi final, Vietnam beat Qatar 4-3 in the penalty shootout after finishing the thrilling match 2-2 in official time and no goals in extra time to play the final match against Uzbekistan on January 27. Other news sources in Japan including the Kyodo News Agency, Nikkan Sports, Sankei Shimbun and Jiji press, along with a number of websites, also ran articles about Vietnam’s win over Qatar. Japanese media also noted that in the final match of the AFC U23 Championship, Vietnam will face Uzbekistan, which thrashed Japan 4-0 in the quarter final. Uzbekistan also defeated the Republic of Korea 4-1 in the other semi final lasting for 120 minutes. Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian country to enter the final of the AFC U23 championship. The team qualified for the semifinals of the championship on January 20 thanks to a dramatic victory over Iraq. Vietnam lost only to the Republic of Korea in a qualifying match where they scored first, before knocking out powerhouses Australia, Syria and Iraq.
While the Japanese arrivals to Danang are increasing, Japan is still behind China and the Republic of Korea in the city’s top three biggest tourist sources, according to the municipal tourism department. A Japanese media trip has visited Danang to study its tourism environment and potential, as well as touring nearby attractions such as My Son and Hoi An, to promote all of those Vietnamese destinations to audience back home. The media representatives remarked after the trip that Danang is very attractive to tourists from the East Asian country. Masakooszeki has been to Vietnam three times but it was his…... [read more]
Representatives of Japanese media agencies have been impressed by the natural beauties of Da Nang during a recent fam trip to the central Vietnamese tourism hub. Representatives of Japanese media agencies have been impressed by the natural beauties of Da Nang during a recent fam trip to the central Vietnamese tourism hub. While the Japanese arrivals to Da Nang are increasing, Japan is still behind China and South Korea in the city’s top three biggest tourist sources, according to the municipal tourism department. A Japanese media trip has visited Da Nang to study its tourism environment and potential, as well…... [read more]
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe (Source: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – The high-level talks between PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, and thejoint statement issued after the talks has been highlighted on Japanese media.The Japanese Government’s official website covered the high-level talks withphotos on the welcome ceremony for PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, emphasising the twocountries’ deep bilateral relationship across fields from politics, economics,to culture-sport and people-to-people exchange. The Japanese Foreign Ministry’s website carried news stories about the welcomeceremony for PM Phuc and the talks between the two PMs as well as the full…... [read more]
Tokyo (VNA) – The official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made headlines in Japan on January 17. Many big newspapers such as Japan Times, Yomiuri, Nihon Keizai and Sankei covered the trip, which is the third to Vietnam by Abe as PM of Japan. They highlight the cooperation between the two countries, as seen through agreement in various issues such as collaboration to ensure maritime security and accelerate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, along with Japan’s commitment to support Vietnam. In terms of marine security cooperation, the press reported Abe’s pledge to provide six patrol ships…... [read more]
Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai has recently carried an article saying that foreign investment, particularly from the Republic of Korea, Japan and the US, will increase sharply in Vietnam, which has a total population of 84 million and an annual economic growth of more than 8 percent. Vietnam's becoming the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on January 11 continues to draw special attention from the Japanese media. In its recent article, Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai wrote that on January 11, Vietnam officially became the 150th member of the WTO. In the next five years, Vietnam will open up…... [read more]
