The Vietnamese Party and State always attach much importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership with Japan, and want to join hands with the East Asian country to deepen the bilateral relations for the benefits of their people and contributions to peace, stability and development in the region and the world, a senior party official said on August 2.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 1 for Tokai Kisaburo, member of the House of Representatives of Japan and Chairperson of the Policy Research Council under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).