Kathmandu, Feb. 4
President Ramchandra Paudel returned home
on Wednesday after completing his 4-day official visit to Japan.
Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime
Minister Sushila Karki, cabinet ministers, and heads of the security agencies
welcomed him at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
At the invitation of the Government of
Japan, President Paudel, accompanied by First Lady Sabita Paudel, led a Nepali
delegation to attend a special ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan.
He
departed for Japan on Sunday night.
During his visit, President Paudel attended
a special reception in Tokyo organised by the Japanese government to
commemorate the 70th anniversary of Nepal–Japan diplomatic relations, and
addressed the ceremony, informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
He also paid a courtesy call on Emperor
Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In addition, he held courtesy
meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan’s State Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Iwao Horii.
Likewise, President Paudel addressed
programmes organised by the Japanese business community and the Nepali diaspora
in Japan. He also inspected the Embassy of Nepal in Japan.
Nepal and Japan established diplomatic
relations on September 1, 1956. Following this, Nepal opened its embassy in
Tokyo in 1965, while Japan established its embassy in Kathmandu in 1967.
Japan is Nepal's major development partner and
supported in various large-scale infrastructure development, human resource
creation and technology transfer.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 5 February 2026.
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