Japan continues support for Vietnam’s typhoon relief efforts

The Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, Nagasaki Kotaro, on September 24 presented the token of 1 million JPY (over 6,900 USD) to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to support the country’s disaster relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides.

At the event, Nguyen Duc Minh, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, said that Japanese leaders, including the governor of Yamanashi prefecture, sent their condolences to typhoon-hit localities in Vietnam, while the East Asian country has delivered relief supplies to Vietnam, affirming their valuable support for the nation during this difficult time.

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Representatives from Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture presents the token of 1 million JPY to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to support the country’s disaster relief efforts. (Photo: VNA)

Minh expressed his emotion that Yamanashi is the first locality of Japan to send officials to the Vietnamese Embassy to share and assist Vietnam to overcome the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. He also took this occasion to thank the governor and hoped that Kotaro will continue support for the Vietnamese community in the prefecture.

For his part, Kotaro said he wants to share with Vietnam's difficulties and convey the heartfelt sentiments of the Yamanashi people towards Vietnamese citizens who have been affected by the typhoon.

Vietnam and Yamanashi have enjoyed a sound friendship over the past time. Earlier this month, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai and the Japanese prefecture signed a frame agreement to carry out cooperation activities between the two sides./.

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