In 2015, Bui Ho (32 years old, from Vinh Long) went to Japan to work as a trainee. Initially, he worked as a worker in an auto parts manufacturing factory. After a year of hard work, Ho was promoted to manager, in charge of the entire factory's production. The new position caused him a lot of pressure and fatigue. At that time, Bui Ho's relationship with his girlfriend in Vietnam broke down. He was depressed, counting the days until his 3-year visa expired so he could return to Vietnam and do business with his parents.
With only a few months left before returning home, Bui Ho met Shiho, a Japanese girl who came to the factory to work three days a week. The new employee did not impress Ho because Shiho always wore a mask. The two only talked and discussed necessary work at the factory.
Mr. Ho met Shiho when he came to Japan to work.
One time, when the 10-minute break was over, Ho did not see Shiho return to her work position. At the end of the day, he went to look for her and found Shiho sleeping soundly in the car. It turned out that Shiho was so tired that she fell asleep. She opened her eyes to look at Ho, then startled and ran into the workshop.
Seeing that, Mr. Ho felt sorry and told Shiho to go home, there was still a little work left, let him finish it. From that time on, Shiho had a completely different view of the Vietnamese manager. She found Ho to be warm, kind, and caring. To thank him, Shiho gave Ho a doll.
It turned out that Shiho's main job was a truck driver. While working part-time at the auto shop, Shiho fell asleep without realizing it.
"Her personality and diligence make me admire her a lot," Ho said. They talked and shared more about each other's work difficulties.
Every evening, after work, the two waited for each other to go home together. About a month after their first meeting, Bui Van Ho held Shiho's hand and confessed his love. At that time, Ho was about to return home. Not wanting to lose his love again, he decided to apply for a visa extension and stay in Japan long-term with Shiho.
In June 2020, the couple's love story came to fruition with a cozy wedding, held according to traditional Japanese rituals.
Bring wife back to Vietnam to give birth, work as interpreter 24/7
After 4 years of living together, Bui Ho is very happy with his current life with his Japanese wife. Ho's 3-year-old daughter, Homi, is very cute and mischievous. In the middle of last year, Ho and Shiho received more good news. The young father is still nervous when he remembers the day his wife announced her pregnancy.
That day, during dinner, Shiho burst out laughing and boasted that "there's a baby". Ho was both happy and suspicious, because he knew his wife often joked.
"Unexpectedly, my wife gave me a pregnancy test, so we happily went to the hospital that same day to see if we were really pregnant. At first, my husband and I had a hard time having baby Homi, so when the second baby came naturally, we were both very happy," Ho shared.
When his wife was pregnant with their first daughter, she gave birth in Japan, with only Ho and Shiho's family by her side to take care of her. This time, Ho wanted to bring his wife back to Vietnam to experience giving birth, and he also wanted his children to be close to their grandparents.
Without any convincing, Shiho immediately agreed with her husband's opinion. She had been to Vietnam many times and even enjoyed life in Ho's hometown of Vinh Long.
"Shiho can eat everything, even dishes that Vietnamese people think foreigners can't eat, Shiho can still eat normally like durian and fish sauce dishes," Ho proudly bragged about his wife.
However, there are still some differences in lifestyle and culture that make it difficult for Shiho to integrate. However, she commented that Vietnamese people are very hospitable and enthusiastic, and life in Vietnam is very comfortable, not as stressful as in Japan.
Shiho loves Vietnamese food and people.
Shiho's entire pregnancy went quite smoothly. Bui Ho was always there to take care of her and help her by volunteering to do all the housework and buying maternity milk for his wife.
The only difficulty was that Ho and his wife had to travel frequently between the two countries for check-ups throughout the pregnancy. In early January 2024, Ho brought his wife and daughter back to their hometown, preparing to "lie down" and wait for the birth. During the entire time at the hospital, Ho was by his wife's side as a 24/7 interpreter.
"Perhaps Shiho is a special case, so the doctors were very impressed when accepting foreigners. Everyone asked me , "Can my wife speak Vietnamese? And when the doctor told her to push during labor, did she understand? ", the father said about the unforgettable memory.
Currently, Ho's entire family has settled down in Vietnam. Ho said he still maintains his online job in Japan, occasionally flying back and forth between the two countries to work. In addition, Ho and his wife have just established a company in Vietnam specializing in sending highly skilled workers to Japan to work and study.
The young father plans to return to Japan to send his eldest daughter to school when she is about to enter first grade.
"From now until I return to Japan, I will try to develop the company stably so that I can be ready to hand it over to the employees. Besides, my husband and I will also try to teach our child Vietnamese and help him understand more about his homeland Vietnam," Ho said.
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