Osaka, Sept. 10 -- As part of his visit to Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long held a series of meetings with the local leadership, friendship associations, and Vietnamese expatriate community in Osaka on September 8. The Vietnamese official met with Governor of Osaka prefecture Yoshimura Hirofumi, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance of Osaka Wada Kenji; Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in the Kansai region Nishimura Teichi, and Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai city Kato Hitoshi. He also met representatives of the Vietnamese community in Kansai and attended a special concert marking Vietnam's 80th National Day. Long expressed delight at the flourishi...