(VOVworld) - An art program called “The Fourth Story of Peace”  was held in Tokyo on Thursday.

Maiko Bikkey Mizubayashi, a young Japanese woman, co-host the Tokyo show with a professional Vietnamese host on April 14, 2016. (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong said at the function:  “both Vietnam and Japan have experienced shattering wars so we are well aware of the price. No nation understands better than we do the value of peace nor wants more to join efforts to secure peace. That is the message of this program, which combines the images of Vietnam’s lotus and Japan’s cherry blossom. Vietnamese people want to convey to their Japanese peers a message that Vietnam is a peace- loving nation that wants to work with Japan to achieve bilateral and universal piece.”

Expat Vietnamese singer Pham Hai Trieu is among the artist performing at the show.  (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

For 2 hours, Japanese and Vietnamese artists performed songs and dances in praise of the two nations and peace.  On this occasion, about 4,600 USD was presented to the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Japan to help preserve and promote Vietnamese culture there.

The program was co-organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, Youth newspaper, and the Mainichi daily newspaper.