Tô Lâm Visits Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture
On the afternoon of November 10, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President Tô Lâm visited Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife and a high-level Vietnamese delegation during an official visit to Japan. He witnessed the handover of a certificate for Kanagawa’s trade and industrial promotion office in Hanoi and the signing of a cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. He and his wife also attended a Vietnam–Japan friendship concert.
On the afternoon of November 10, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President Tô Lâm, who was on an official visit to Japan, visited Kanagawa Prefecture with his wife, Ngô Phương Ly, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation. During the visit, Tô Lâm and Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji attended events together. Photographs in the original report show the delegation taking part in local trade and cultural exchange activities.
Tô Lâm witnessed the handover of a certificate for Kanagawa Prefecture’s trade and industrial promotion office in Hanoi. The event concerned the prefecture’s trade and industrial promotion activities in Hanoi; the original photo caption records only the certificate handover and gives no opening date for the office or details of subsequent arrangements.

Tô Lâm witnesses the handover of a certificate for Kanagawa Prefecture’s trade and industrial promotion office in Hanoi.(VietVance)
Tô Lâm also witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between Kanagawa Prefecture and Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The original photo caption does not specify the areas of cooperation or provide an implementation plan. The visit included activities related to both trade promotion and cultural cooperation.

Tô Lâm witnesses the signing of a cooperation agreement between Kanagawa Prefecture and Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.(VietVance)
Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji spoke at a Vietnam–Japan friendship concert welcoming the Vietnamese delegation. Tô Lâm and his wife attended the concert and also visited a Vietnam–Japan sculpture exhibition. These activities are documented in photographs of the visit.

Tô Lâm and his wife attend a Vietnam–Japan friendship concert.(VietVance)
Source: VietVance


