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“The Start of Japan” programme to be broadcast on VTV

“The Start of Japan” programme will begin broadcasting on Vietnam Television (VTV) channels to introduce Japanese culture and tourism to the public, told VTV to a press conference in Hanoi on December 14.
“The Start of Japan” programme to be broadcast on VTV ảnh 1At the Japanese cultural exchange 2018 in Hanoi (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – “The Start of Japan” programmewill begin broadcasting on Vietnam Television (VTV) channels to introduceJapanese culture and tourism to the public, told VTV to a press conference inHanoi on December 14.

Co-produced by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, Japan’s Nara Television, and VTV, the programme is part ofactivities celebrating the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties andthe project on the overseas development of broadcast content.

This is the second project that the VTV has partnered with NaraTelevision. Both projects were conducted in two years by two differentproduction staff.

Five series, entitled “Yamatokoriyama – the home ofgoldfish”, “Nara – the start of healthcare welfare”, “Yoshino – the origin ofmodern forestry”, “Shuttlecock and national construction”, and “Yamato – the originof Japanese swords”, will be broadcast on VTV1 channel in December 2018 andJanuary 2019, then later on VTV4, VTV3, and other VTV channels.

Narrated by MC Son Lam, a familiar face on “Moving 24h” and “Wechoice:journey for inspiration”, audiences will see similarities in culture andlifestyle between Vietnam and Japan.

Director of Nara Television Nagaoka Masami said theprogramme will enable Vietnamese audiences to gain a closer insight into the cultureand lifestyle of people of Japan and Nara in particular. –VNA 
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