The Japanese and Vietnamese governments are considering concluding a new pact allowing them to mutually provide information on each other’s nationals arrested or detained in their own countries, sources have said.

The planned pact is aimed at strengthening deterrence amid an increase in the number of crimes committed by Vietnamese nationals in Japan.

During their meeting on Monday next week, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary To Lam, also president of the Southeast Asian nation, are expected to confirm the plan to conclude the new pact, Japanese government sources said.…