On the afternoon of November 3, 2023, at the Nguỵ Như Kon Tum Hall of Hanoi National University, the closing ceremony of the International Scientific Conference: “Vietnam - Japan Relations: Past - Present - Future” took place. The conference was co-organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-USSH) and the Vietnam - Japan University under Hanoi National University as part of a series of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan friendship relations.