This is the message shared by Yoshioka Tatsuya, Co-founder and Executive Director of Peace Boat, in an interview with VietnamTimes magazine on the sidelines of the exchange program “Time for Peace: Writing the Next Chapter.” The event was jointly organized by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), Peace Boat, and two Nobel Peace Prize laureate organizations, Nihon Hidankyo and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.

On April 30, the exchange program “Time for peace: Writing the next chapter” was held aboard the Peace Boat at the Ha Long International Cruise Port (Quang Ninh), bringing together peace-loving individuals from various countries. The event featured speakers reflecting on lessons from the past while spreading messages of peace, solidarity, and a future free of nuclear weapons.

This is the message conveyed through the exchange "Time for peace: Writing the next chapter," held by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) in partnership with the Peace Boat Organization and two esteemed Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations—the Nihon Hidankyo and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Ha Long City (Quang Ninh Province) on April 30.

On April 30, the 120th voyage of the Peace Boat Organization, departing from Yokohama (Japan), docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port, Quang Ninh Province. During the stopover in Vietnam, the delegation visited the Quang Ninh Museum and the 2025 OCOP Fair, where they experienced the cultural heritage, history and culinary quintessence of the Northeast region.

On April 30, the 120th voyage of the Peace Boat organization, departing from Yokohama (Japan), will dock at the Ha Long International Cruise Port, Vietnam, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification. Vietnam is the fourth stop on this journey.