越南外交部长裴青山在对日本进行正式访问期间于8月10日出席在北海道札幌市举行的第三届越南节开幕式。北海道副知事三桥刚（Mitsuhashi Tsuyoshi）、日越友好议员联盟特别顾问武部勤（Takebe Tsutomu）等一同出席。

But Kenta D. Mitsuhashi, who does both as the lead singer of Seasons for Change, disagrees, claiming that being a teacher helped him become more confident as a performer. “My band calls it ...