President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 20 highlighted the need to enhance cooperation and exchanges between localities of Vietnam and Japan during a reception for Kuroiwa Yuji, governor of Kanagawa prefecture of Japan, who is on a working trip to Vietnam.

The Vietnam Festival in Kanagawa (Vietnam festa in Kanagawa) with the theme "Connecting the future of Kanagawa-Vietnam" attracted thousands of visitors.