Vietnam and Japan Adopt Joint Vision Statement to Advance Bilateral Relations
Vietnamese leader Tô Lâm paid an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, 2026. During the visit, he and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi adopted a joint vision statement aimed at taking the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level through a partnership based on working together, co-creation and mutual benefit.
Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam, paid an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, 2026, at the invitation of the Japanese government. His wife, Ngô Phương Ly, accompanied him.
During the visit, Tô Lâm and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi adopted the Vietnam–Japan Joint Vision Statement, aimed at taking the “Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World” to a new level.
Image accompanying the Vietnam–Japan Joint Vision Statement.（VietVance）
In the statement, the two sides set out a partnership spirit of working together, co-creation and mutual benefit to promote high-quality growth, strategic autonomy and self-reliance. The original text places this shared vision against the backdrop of an increasingly complex international environment and says it is grounded in a new strategic vision for bilateral relations.
Source: VietVance
