General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm, his spouse Ngô Phương Ly and a high-level Vietnamese delegation will visit Japan from November 8 to 11.
The official visit is being made at Japan's invitation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phạm Thu Hằng said at the ministry's regular press briefing in Hà Nội.
It will be Tô Lâm's first visit to Japan in his capacity as both CPV leader and State President, and the first visit to Japan by a CPV General Secretary in 11 years, she said.
In Japan, Tô Lâm and his spouse will attend a welcome ceremony in Tokyo and make a state call on the Emperor and Empress of Japan. The imperial couple will host a court luncheon in their honour. The Vietnamese leader will also hold high-level talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
He is also expected to meet the Speakers of both houses of Japan's National Diet, deliver a policy speech at the Diet, visit Kanagawa Prefecture and attend other important diplomatic engagements.
The visit aims to further strengthen the Việt Nam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which continues to develop across political, diplomatic, economic and people-to-people cooperation, the spokesperson said.
The two sides are expected to discuss ways to deepen traditional areas of cooperation, including political trust, trade, investment and economic ties, while expanding collaboration into emerging fields such as innovation, digital transformation, green transition, renewable energy, skilled labour, and education and training.
Japan remains Việt Nam's leading partner in official development assistance and labour cooperation, its third-largest investor, and its fourth-largest partner in tourism and trade, according to the spokesperson.
Cooperation in digital transformation, green transition and renewable energy is also developing. Labour, human resources development and exchanges between localities and people in the two countries have become closer and more effective.
The Vietnamese community in Japan now numbers around 700,000, with a growing proportion of intellectuals and highly skilled workers. Japan is also home to approximately 7,000 Vietnamese IT engineers, Hằng said.
She highlighted strong local-level and people-to-people ties, noting that around 100 pairs of localities in the two countries have established sister-city or similar cooperative relationships. In 2026 alone, the two countries have hosted 10 major expos and festivals promoting bilateral exchanges.
Hằng said she expected the visit to provide fresh momentum for bilateral relations, particularly by turning agreements reached at the highest levels and through various cooperation channels into concrete, large-scale and effective projects. She said these efforts would help achieve the development goals of both countries and promote peace, cooperation, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.
Sources: Viet Nam News
