After a one-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) held the fourth Vietnamese language proficiency exams in Tokyo on June 20, attracting 561 participants, 182 more than the first tests organised in 2017.

A test room of the Vietnamese language proficiency exams in Tokyo on June 20.

Among them, the eldest is Matsumiya Masaharu, 80, who used to teach the Japanese language in Hanoi. He got up at 4am and travelled hundreds of kilometres from Hyogo prefecture to come to Tokyo for the tests.

Masayoshi Fujino, director for external relations at JCFL and member of the testing council, said despite the complex Covid-19 situation, the exams attracted a large number of participants from across Japan, from the prefectures neighbouring Tokyo like Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa to farther places such as Hyogo and Okinawa.

PhD Dinh Sy Dien, member of the testing council, said the rate of participants passing the exams has been rising over the past years, with the average figure of all levels going from 16.7 percent in 2017 to 29.8 percent in 2018. The passing rates stood at 64.3 percent for exams at Level 6, the lowest level, and 32 percent for Level-2 exams in 2019.

JCFL President Ise Yoji said relations between Vietnam and Japan have been thriving in all aspects such as economy, trade, and investment in recent years, hence the growing demand for learning the Vietnamese language among Japanese people.

In the time ahead, the school will organise Vietnamese language proficiency tests in not only Tokyo but also other big cities like Osaka, Fukuoka, and Kyushu, he added.

Bac Giang lychees continue to conquer Japanese market

(BGO) - On May 27, the first batch of lychees from Bac Giang province arrived in Japan and was consumed strongly. This is the second year that Bac Giang lychees have succeeded in conquering this demanding market, especially at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic remains complex in the two countries.

Japan licenses two more fresh lychee processing facilities in Hai Duong

Japan has licensed two more lychee processing facilities in Hai Duong Province, the hometown of “thieu” lychee specialty, to facilitate the fruit export to Japanese market.

Bac Giang lychees exported to Japan, US

(BGO) – The Vietnam Trade Office in Japan informed that 20 tonnes of Bac Giang's early-ripening lychees shipped to Japan on May 27 had been nearly sold out, at prices ranging from 350,000-500,000 VND (15.17-21.68 USD) per kg, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Bac Giang departs 20 tonnes of early ripening lychee to Japan

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Tan Yen district (Bac Giang province) on May 26 coordinated with the provincial departments and agencies to organize “Departure ceremony for Tan Yen early ripening lychee to Japan in 2021” at Luong Van Nam Square in Cao Thuong town, Tan Yen district.

Provincial leader urges to well prepare condition to export Tan Yen lychee to Japan

(BGO) – On May 16, Phan The Tuan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee in Bac Giang province (PPC) paid a field trip to inspect the production and preparation for consumption of early ripening lychee in Tan Yen district. 

Source: NDO/VNA