Four members of the House of Representatives of Japan,

led by  TAKEBE Arata, Chair of the Standing Committee on Judicial

Affairs, visited Nepal from July 27 to 30, 2024. The Delegation team also include

 MAKIHARA Hideki,MICHISHITA Daiki, and 

OGUCHI Yoshinori. It was the first high-level visit from Japan after the

establishment of the new cabinet of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on July 14, 2024.

During their visit, they paid courtesy calls on  Ramchandra

Paudel, President of Nepal,  Prakash Man Singh, Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister of Urban Development, Sharat Singh Bhandari, Minister

of Labor, Employment and Social Security, and Dr. Arzu Rana, Minister for

Foreign Affairs, and discussed various aspects of the Japan-Nepal bilateral

relations, including the people-to-people exchanges, Specified Skilled Worker

(SSW) Program and Technical Intern Training Program (TITP), economic

cooperation and investment. The Delegation also had a meeting with the Nepal

Japan Parliamentary Friendship League, led by Dr. Narayan Khadka,

followed by the luncheon hosted by the League.

The Delegation also visited various entities in Kathmandu to observe the

education and training of the young Nepali before they travel to Japan for their

study or work. At the Nepal Japan Sewa Center, the Empowering Asia

Language and Culture Center, the Japantown and the DN International and

Kantipur Japanese Language Center, the MPs met many hard-working young

Nepali students and workers and were very impressed by the enthusiastic

atmosphere.