Hanoi (VNA), Feb. 24 -- The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam held a reception on February 23 to celebrate the 64th birthday of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.

The event saw the attendance of Politburo member, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat and head of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, representatives from ministries, sectors and international organisations in Vietnam, and Japanese citizens in Hanoi.

Delivering a message of congratulations at the ceremony, Mai, who is also Chairwoman of the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Parliamentarians' Group, congratulated the Japanese people on the important achievements that the...