Japanese royal couple in Vietnam to mark 50 years of ties

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 21, 2023 3:49 pm

HANOI: Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko were welcomed Thursday in Hanoi by lines of flag-waving schoolchildren, as they began a visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

The royal couple laid wreaths at the mausoleum of late president Ho Chi Minh, before heading to the former home — a traditional stilt house — of the revolutionary leader and feeding fish in a pond outside.

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