General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly conclude successful official visit to Japan

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the official welcoming ceremony (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam, accompanied by his spouse, Madam Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, paid an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 11, 2026. The visit marked another important step in deepening the Viet Nam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly during their audience with Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

During their stay, General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly were received by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan and attended a luncheon hosted by Their Majesties. General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, delivered a policy address to the Japanese Diet, and met with parliamentary leaders and senior political figures. The visit also featured engagements aimed at strengthening economic, scientific and technological cooperation, including discussions with leading Japanese businesses and visits to technology facilities. General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly also met with staff of Vietnamese representative offices and members of the Vietnamese community in Japan.

General Secretary and President To Lam holds summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam delivers a policy address to the National Diet of Japan (Photo: VOV)

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly during a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Eisuke Mori and President of the House of Councillors Masakazu Sekiguchi (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam visiting a laboratory facility of the Meiko Group (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam witnesses the presentation of a certificate recognising the establisnment of Kanagawa Prefecture's Trade and Industry Promotion Office in Hanoi (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam meeting with prominent Vietnamese experts, intellectuals and scientists in Japan (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam addressing a gathering of staff from Vietnamese representative offices and members of the Vietnamese community in Japan (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly posing for a commemorative photo with children at a gathering with the Vietnamese community in Japan (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

General Secretary and President To Lam shares a warm moment with children during a gathering with the Vietnamese community in Japan

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly present a statue of President Ho Chi Minh to the Embassy of Viet Nam in Japan (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

Beyond the high-level diplomatic engagements, cultural and people-to-people exchanges brought a special warmth to the visit. Madam Ngo Phuong Ly attended the Viet Nam–Japan fashion exchange event "THE THREADS WE SHARE~", experienced traditional Japanese culture at the Akasaka State Guest House, attended the opening of the Viet Nam–Japan Small-scale Sculpture Exhibition "Dialogues" in Kanagawa Prefecture, and visited an elderly care facility in Tokyo. General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly also toured the sculpture exhibition and attended a special Viet Nam–Japan Friendship Orchestra Concert in Kanagawa. Through art, culture and personal encounters, these activities helped bring the peoples of the two countries closer together and deepen their mutual understanding.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly attends the Viet Nam–Japan fashion exchange event "THE THREADS WE SHARE～" (Photo: VOV)

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly experiencing the Japanese tea ceremony at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly meeting with and offering words of encouragement to Vietnamese staff at Meguro Chuo no Ie, an elderly care facility in Tokyo (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly and Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa view artworks at the Viet Nam–Japan Small-scale Sculpture Exhibition "Dialogues" (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly viewing the Viet Nam–Japan Small-scale Sculpture Exhibition “Dialogues” (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

General Secretary and President To Lam and Madam Ngo Phuong Ly attending the Special Viet Nam–Japan Friendship Orchestra Concert

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Japan Pham Quang Hieu delivers remarks at the Special Viet Nam–Japan Friendship Orchestra Concert in Kanagawa Prefecture (Photo: VOV)

Among the key outcomes of the visit were the issuance of the Viet Nam–Japan Joint Vision Statement and the exchange of numerous cooperation documents in areas including trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, education and human resource development. These outcomes laid an important foundation for elevating the Viet Nam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World to new heights.

General Secretary and President To Lam and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi witness the exchange of bilateral cooperation documents (Photo: Vietnam News Agency)

The visit concluded successfully thanks to close coordination among relevant agencies of both countries, including the Embassy of Viet Nam in Japan and its Japanese counterparts. Its outcomes have further strengthened political trust, deepened the friendship between the two countries, and provided fresh impetus for the substantive and sustainable development of the Viet Nam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership./.