Japan-Viet Nam Relations
Japan-Viet Nam Relations (Basic Data)
Basic Data
Diplomatic relations:
- Established in September 1973.
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Viet Nam: 17,266 (Oct. 2017)
- Number of Vietnamese nationals residing in Japan: 330,835 (Jun. 2018)
Trade with Japan (2018):
- Exports: $18.83 billion (clothing, transportation equipment and machinery)
- Imports: $19.04 billion (machinery, electronics, computers and accessories)
Direct Investment from Japan (2018):
- $8.6 billion (registered capital)
ODA from Japan (2017):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 100.34 billion yen
- Grants: 3.04 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 6.71 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Foreign Minister Taro Aso |
| 2008 | Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura |
| 2009 | Crown Prince Naruhito |
| Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone | |
| 2010 | Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada |
| Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara | |
| 2012 | Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba |
| 2013 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
| 2014 | Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida |
| 2015 | President of the House of Councillors Yamazaki Masaaki |
| 2016 | Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida |
| 2017 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima | |
| 2018 | Foreign Minister Taro Kono |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung |
| 2007 | Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem |
| President Nguyen Minh Triet | |
| 2008 | Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem |
| Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong | |
| 2009 | General Secretary Nong Duc Manh |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung | |
| 2010 | Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem |
| President Nguyen Minh Triet | |
| 2011 | Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Truong Tan Sang |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung | |
| 2012 | Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung |
| President of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung | |
| 2013 | Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung | |
| 2014 | President Truong Tan Sang |
| 2015 | Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh | |
| General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong | |
| 2016 | Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc | 2017 | Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc | 2018 | President Tran Dai Quang |
| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc | |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc |
Recent Trends
1 “Extensive Strategic Partnership”
In March 2014, during President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Japan as invited state guest, Japan and Viet Nam upgraded the relationship to a higher level, namely the “Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia”.
Based on mutual trust, this framework has led to the expansion of cooperation between the two countries in fields such as security and defense, agriculture, science-technology, education-training, culture, sports, tourism, environment, local-level exchanges, and people-to-people exchanges.
2 Japan-Viet Nam Joint Initiative
“Japan-Viet Nam Joint Initiative” was launched in 2003 to improve the business environment in Viet Nam. Both governments and the private sector formulated an “action plan”, which continues to be implemented in phases. Phase 7 was launched in August 2018 and is slated to continue through the end of 2019.
3 Japan-Viet Nam Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
In December 2008, Japan and Viet Nam signed the Japan-Viet Nam Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the expectation that this Agreement would promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade between the two countries in wide-ranging fields.
In accordance with the EPA, Japan has started to accept nurses and care worker candidates from Viet Nam. Japan accepted the first group in June 2014 and they started working at hospitals and nursing homes. In May 2019, the sixth group of candidates arrived in Japan.