Tô Lâm Visits Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture to Advance Local Cooperation

On November 10, General Secretary and President of Vietnam Tô Lâm, who was on an official visit to Japan, visited Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife and a high-level Vietnamese delegation. Tô Lâm met Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji and attended a reception hosted by the governor. During the visit, Tô Lâm witnessed the exchange of a cooperation document between Kanagawa Prefecture and Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as the presentation of a certificate for Kanagawa Prefecture’s Trade and Industry Promotion Office in Hanoi.

Tô Lâm said local cooperation is an important channel for implementing high-level agreements between Vietnam and Japan. He proposed that Kanagawa strengthen exchanges with Vietnamese localities, encourage businesses to invest and cooperate in high technology, semiconductors and the green transition, and continue advancing healthcare cooperation. Kuroiwa Yuji said nearly 40 Kanagawa companies currently invest in Vietnam; Tô Lâm thanked the prefecture for supporting the more than 45,000 Vietnamese people studying and working there.

Kuroiwa Yuji also expressed a desire to expand cooperation in aerospace, innovation and artificial intelligence, and to receive more highly skilled Vietnamese workers and technical interns. Tô Lâm said Vietnam was ready to create favorable conditions for Kanagawa businesses to invest and operate in the country. During the visit, Tô Lâm toured a Meiko Group laboratory.

Tô Lâm tours a Meiko Group laboratory.（VietVance）

Tô Lâm also visited a Vietnam–Japan sculpture exhibition and attended a Vietnam–Japan friendship concert. Kuroiwa Yuji said Kanagawa Prefecture plans to hold the Kanagawa Festival in Hanoi in November 2026 and stage the musical “Princess Anio” there in March 2027.

Tô Lâm’s wife, Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji and others visit the Vietnam–Japan sculpture exhibition.（VietVance）

Source: VietVance