First medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan launched in Tokyo

TOKYO – The first medical clinic for Vietnamese in Japan, the T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda in Tokyo, was officially inaugurated on April 28, as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Việt Nam-Japan diplomatic ties, and received the first patients on May 1. With a team of both Vietnamese and Japanese doctors and interpreters, T-Matsuoka Medical Clinic Kanda is expected to become a reliable medical care destination for the Vietnamese community, helping them overcome language difficulties when communicating with doctors during the examination process. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, doctor Matsuoka Yoshinori thanked the Vietnamese and Japanese Governments for supporting the opening of the first clinic of its kind in Hà Nội and the second in Kanda, Tokyo. Chargé d'affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguyễn Đức Minh described the opening of the clinic as an important event for not only the Vietnamese community in Japan but also bilateral ties, especially on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Vietnamese continue to be the second largest expat community in Japan with over 489,000 at present.