Hanoi, Sept. 26 -- Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong met with Governor of Oita prefecture Sato Kiichiro and received Speaker of the Oita Prefectural Assembly Shima Koichi as part of his working visit to the Japanese prefecture on September 26. Phuong expressed his joy at visiting Oita prefecture - Japan's famed "onsen capital" - for the first time. He lauded the 52-year relationship between Vietnam and Japan and especially the progress since the two countries upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership nearly two years ago, spanning economy, politics, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges. He also noted that Vietnam's ties with the Kyushu region, particularly Oita p...