A four-member delegation of the House of Representatives of Japan concluded its Nepal visit on Tuesday.

Issuing a press release, the embassy of Japan in Kathmandu said that the team, led by Takebe Arata, chair of the Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs of Japan, visited Nepal from July 27 to 30.

The delegation also included parliamentary members 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,” the embassy said.

During the visit, the delegation paid courtesy calls on President Ramchandra Paudel; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh; Sharat Singh Bhandari, minister for labour, employment and social security; and Foreign Minister Arzu Rana.

They discussed various aspects of the Japan-Nepal bilateral relations, including the people-to-people exchanges, Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) Programme and Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), economic cooperation and investment.

The delegation also had a meeting with the Nepal-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League, led by Narayan Khadka, the notice further reads.

They visited various entities in Kathmandu to observe the education and training of the young Nepalis before they travel to Japan for their study or work.