Vietnam and Japan adopt joint vision for deeper partnership
The two leaders also witnessed the exchange of 9 cooperation documents from a total of 11 signed in Tokyo, covering areas from energy to education.
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The two leaders also witnessed the exchange of 9 cooperation documents from a total of 11 signed in Tokyo, covering areas from energy to education.
Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi adopted a Joint Vision Statement at talks in Tokyo on 9 November 2026. It sets a direction for deeper economic, technology and security cooperation under their existing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The countries established diplomatic relations in 1973 and upgraded their ties to that partnership in 2023. Lam’s official visit to Japan runs from 8 November to 11.
After the talks, the leaders witnessed the exchange of 9 cooperation documents. Vietnam News said 11 documents were signed in total. They included a loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency for the O Mon 3 Thermal Power Plant and an exchange of notes on a development-assistance loan for construction of Vietnam-Japan University.
Vietnam News said the other signed instruments included a framework for Japanese non-refundable aid projects in Vietnam, the 2025–2026 Vietnam-Japan Technical Cooperation Programme, an intergovernmental agreement on developing Vietnam-Japan University and a nuclear-power cooperation memorandum. Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology agreed on artificial-intelligence research and development cooperation. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment signed memoranda with Japan’s Cabinet Office on maritime and ocean policy and with Japan’s Environment Ministry on environmental cooperation. The package also included a Japan International Cooperation Agency-funded agreement to improve Vietnamese lawmaking and law enforcement in 2027–2030, and a memorandum on accelerated patent examination between Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Office and the Japan Patent Office.
The statement commits the governments to closer cooperation in technology and innovation, education and workforce development, production and supply chains, and finance, investment and development assistance. Japan reaffirmed its support through development assistance for areas including superintelligence (SI), semiconductors, energy security and infrastructure.
The leaders called for early implementation of 15 energy projects under the Asia Zero Emission Community, alongside Japanese-invested liquefied natural gas and gas-fired power projects. Japan also committed technical assistance, training and financial support for Vietnam’s national energy reserves. The countries agreed to continue nuclear-power cooperation and explore critical-minerals projects to strengthen supply chains.
The leaders welcomed 6 joint research projects under the Japan-ASEAN NEXUS program and plans to train around 250 Vietnamese doctoral-level semiconductor specialists. The cooperation is also intended to support Vietnam’s goal of training about 100 doctoral-level SI specialists by 2030. The governments agreed to develop Vietnam-Japan University into a regional training hub for advanced science and innovation.
The leaders agreed to promote negotiations toward an early signing of a bilateral social-security agreement. They also agreed to strengthen defense, security and law-enforcement cooperation, including maritime security and intelligence sharing.
On the South China Sea, the governments called for peaceful resolution of disputes under international law and stressed freedom of navigation and overflight. Their next foreign and defense vice-ministerial consultation, known as the 2+2 dialogue, is scheduled in Vietnam in December 2026.
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