Following resounding success of the inaugural Vietnam-Japan Folk Song Festival, held in October 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the "2nd Vietnam-Japan Folk Song Festival" was successfully organized on December 14, 2024. This event was a collaborative effort by CLEF, Vietnam-Japan University at VNU, and several other agencies.
On the afternoon of December 14, 2024, the seminar "Translation and Interpretation of Vietnamese-Japanese Lyrics" will be jointly organized by CLEF and Vietnam Japan University. The event will feature two Japanese speakers, Terasaki Katsushi and Shine Toshihiko, along with Dr. Ngo Tu Lap (researcher, writer, musician, and translator) and other experts.