Nguyen Duc Minh, Interim Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, presents the decision to recognise the union of Vietnamese associations in Japan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Vo Cong Tanh, honorary president of the union. Photo: VGP

A union of Vietnamese associations in Japan was officially established on April 6, aiming to strengthen the connectivity among the associations and build a growing Vietnamese community in the host country, VNA reported.

The nine-member standing board of the union consists of those prestigeous in the Vietnamese communities and representatives of associations in areas with large Vietnamese communities.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, sent a congratulatory letter to the union, expressing his hope that the union will become a core factor to support the Vietnamese people in Japan to develop and integrate more deeply into the host society, help maintain the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language, preserve and promote the Vietnamese cultural identity, and become a bridge connecting the two peoples.

Nguyen Duc Minh, Interim Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, said that besides the increasing number of Vietnamese people in Japan, many Vietnamese associations and unions have been formed and developed in the host country but they lack connection with each other.

Therefore, Minh emphasised that the establishment of the union is an important milestone in the development of the Vietnamese community in Japan.

At the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, the founding congress of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan took place. Photo: VGP

Nguyen Hong Son, chairman of the union, said that with the slogan "One community, connecting two cultures", the union will coordinate with other Vietnamese associations to build a growing Vietnamese community in Japan that actively contributes to the national construction and defense and building up the friendship between Vietnam and Japan.

In March, in Osaka, Japan, the Japan-Vietnam Support Association held a ceremony to announce the establishment decision and introduce the association's principles, purposes, and operation plan.

According to Consul General Ngo Trinh Ha, the association established will contribute to supporting the community in daily life, helping to preserve Vietnamese cultural identity and language and have activities towards the community as well as contribute to the development of relations between Vietnam and Japan.

Consul General Ngo Trinh Ha said that the Consulate General in Osaka will pay attention to and support the activities of the Japan-Vietnam Support Association, expressing hope that other Vietnamese associations in the Kansai area will cooperate, support each other to be able to build a united and strong community.

Japan-Vietnam Support Association is a non-profit organization, established and started operating in March 2023, with its head office in Nishinari district, Osaka city.

The association's mission is to become a bridge between the Vietnamese community as well as the expatriate communities in Japan with the local people to build a multicultural and diverse society.

Currently, there are about 500,000 Vietnamese working, studying and living in Japan.

Each year, about 100,000 Vietnamese young interns and workers arrive in Japan, making positive contributions to the economic development of Japan and Vietnam.

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