Receive and work with representatives of Asaba-Vietnam Association

At the meeting, the two sides discussed the plan to organize a seminar on Bao An Stele, the relationship between Dr. Asaba Sakitaro and Phan Boi Chau and the Vietnam-Japan relationship in general, scheduled to take place on December 13. The seminar aims to introduce Bao An Stele and the relationship between Phan Boi Chau and Dr. Asaba Sakitaro in particular and the Japanese people in general. In addition, there will be an exhibition and display about Phan Boi Chau and the "Eastern Journey movement" in Japan. Attending the event will be representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, representatives of the Asaba-Vietnam Association, lecturers and students from the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Faculty of History, Faculty of International Studies, Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language of the University; some media agencies such as VTV television station will report on this event.

On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh expressed his gratitude for the goodwill of Mr. Yukiho Amma and the Asaba-Vietnam Association. The President said that the University has a great interest and has organized many activities on the history of Vietnam-Japan relations such as the workshop "History, culture and cultural diplomacy: The vitality of Vietnam-Japan relations in the new international and regional context" on September 20, 2013. At the end of September, the University will coordinate with the Nagasaki Peace Foundation to organize an exhibition of atomic bomb war relics in Nagasaki. On December 15 and 16, the University will coordinate with the Japan Cultural Exchange Foundation, the Asaba-Vietnam Association and the People's Committee of Nghe An to organize a workshop on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of patriot Phan Boi Chau. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh shared that these activities will contribute to the relationship between the University and the Asaba-Vietnam Association in particular and the Vietnam-Japan relationship in general. The Principal sent an invitation to attend the above activities and was happily accepted by Mr. Yukiho Amma.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh presented gifts and took souvenir photos with Mr. Yukiho Amma

The Asaba-Vietnam Association aims to promote good relations between Vietnam and Japan through the friendship between Dr. Abasa Sakitaro and patriot Phan Boi Chau. The Association has held many commemorative activities such as commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Dong Du Movement and visiting Phan Boi Chau’s memorial house in Nam Dan in 2005; compiling and publishing a Japanese book entitled “The Independent Path of Vietnam - History of the Dong Du Movement” in March 2008; presenting the “Dong Du Movement” commemorative stele to Thua Thien Hue province on November 3, 2010.