Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) disembarks a plane upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) disembarks a plane upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 1, 2026.

 Hoang Long

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will meet top Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Saturday, with Japanese media saying she will make a speech touting a "free and open" Indo-Pacific region. 

The trip is Takaichi's first to Vietnam since becoming prime minister in October and she aims to deepen bilateral cooperation on energy security, supply chain resilience and technological innovation, according to Vietnamese state media reports. 

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