With a desire to strengthen the understanding of the younger generation about the friendship between Vietnam and Japan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) organised a trip to Nhat Tan Bridge for a group of 8th graders, including those who are learning Japanese in Thuc Nghiem Secondary School and Japanese students from the Japanese School in Hanoi.
The Nhat Tan Bridge was built with Japan’s Official Development Assistance and the Vietnamese Government’s reciprocal capital. It is of great economic, political and social significance as it connects Hanoi to industrial parks in the north and helps reduce the distance from the capital city to Noi Bai International Airport. When put into operation in January 2015, the Nhat Tan Bridge, which has a total length of 8.95km and a width of 33.2m with four lanes and pedestrian sidewalks, will become a cable-stayed bridge with the largest number of spans in Southeast Asia.
Standing on the bridge, Nguyen Ngoc Van Thao, a student of class 8C at Thuc Nghiem Secondary School said: “The visit helps me understand more about the assistance of the Japanese Government and its people for Vietnam to build this modern bridge. I hope it will be durable and as everlasting as the Vietnamese and Japanese friendship.”
Wakui Yugo, on behalf of Japanese students, also said that he and others are ready to become the link to connect the special friendship between the two nations./.
 Representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport, the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, construction staff and students from the two countries on Nhat Tan Bridge. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  Mori Mutsuya, Chief Representative of JICA in Vietnam and students happily pose for a photo on Nhat Tan Bridge. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  A representative from the Japanese contractors presents gifts to Vietnamese and Japanese students. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  The engineer who helps build Nhat Tan Bridge introduces Vietnamese and Japanese students to the importance of the bridge. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  The visit promotes mutual understanding and friendship between Vietnamese and Japanese youth. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  The joyfulness of Vietnamese students when visiting the Nhat Tan Bridge. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP  Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Fukada Hiroshi talks with the students about the Vietnam-Japan friendship. Photo: Viet Cuong/VNP |
Standing on the bridge, Nguyen Ngoc Van Thao, a student of class 8C at Thuc Nghiem Secondary School said: “The visit helps me understand more about the assistance of the Japanese Government and its people for Vietnam to build this modern bridge. I hope it will be durable and as everlasting as the Vietnamese and Japanese friendship.”
Wakui Yugo, on behalf of Japanese students, also said that he and others are ready to become the link to connect the special friendship between the two nations./.
Story: Ngan Ha - Photos: Viet Cuong
