On June 20, Ambassador Designate Pham Quang Hieu received H.E. Mr. Hanazumi Hideyo, Governor of Niigata at the Embassy of Viet Nam. The two sides agreed on measures to promote relations between Vietnamese localities, including the relations between Thanh Hoa and Vinh provinces, Hai Phong City, and Niigata Prefecture.

On June 9, at the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan, Ambassador Designate Designate Pham Quang Hieu received Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, H.E. Mr.

On June 5, Ambassador Designate Pham Quang Hieu paid a working visit to Tochigi Prefecture. In his meeting with Governor Fukuda Tomikazu, Ambassador Designate Pham Quang Hieu shared that Tochigi is the first Japanese Prefecture that the Ambassador Designate has visited and worked with since taking on his new role as Ambassador of Viet Nam to Japan.

On May 30 th , Ambassador Designate Pham Quang Hieu met with Governor Yamamoto Ichita of Gunma Prefecture at the Embassy of Viet Nam. The two sides discussed measures to promote the relations between Vietnamese localities, including promoting the relations between Tuyen Quang Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture.

Ambassador Designate Designate Pham Quang Hieu paid a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA) Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on May 15. At the meeting, President Nikai warmly welcomed Ambassador Designate Designate Pham Quang Hieu to assume his duties as Vietnamese Ambassador Designate to Japan as the two countries are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic

 On May 12, 2023, Ambassador Designate Designate Pham Quang Hieu handed over a copy of the Letter of Credentials to Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo.

 Chargé d'affaires ad interim Nguyen Duc Minh met with Governor Hideyo Hanazumi   On January 27 at the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Japan, Mr.Nguyen Duc Minh, Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Socialist Repulic of Viet Nam in Japan met with Mr. Hideyo Hanazumi, Governor of Niigata. During their meeting, Mr.

 Holiday Announcement in January 2023 The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam has the honor to inform that the Embassy will be closed from 29 December 2022 to 3rd January 2023 in observance of the New Year Holiday, and on 9 January for Coming of Age Day of Japan.  The Embassy will resume regular hours on 4th January, 2022   December 2022 - January 2023 From 29th December to 3rd Januar

Viet Nam hosted the 313th ASEAN Committee in Tokyo and Chairmanship Hand-over ceremony On December 20 2022, Viet Nam, the chair ASEAN Committee in Tokyo Meeting (ACT), hosted the last ACT Meeting of 2022 and the Chairmanship Hand-over ceremony at the Embassy of Viet Nam in Tokyo, with the participation of  ASEAN members and the guest of honor, Mr.