Editing Foreign relations of Nepal (section)

===Japan===
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Nepal-Japan relations date back to the late eighteenth century.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Nepal-Japan Relations - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA |url=https://mofa.gov.np/nepal-japan-relations/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=mofa.gov.np}}</ref> The relationship became formal with the establishment of diplomatic relations on 1 September 1956.<ref name=":4"/> The Embassy of Nepal was established in Tokyo in 1965 and Japan established its embassy in Kathmandu in 1967. Nepal has honorary consulates in Osaka and Fukuoka. Japan is one of the largest aid donors to Nepal.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3679968.stm | work=BBC News | title=Analysis: India's Security Council seat bid | date=2004-09-22 | access-date=2010-04-02 | first=Ethirajan | last=Anbarasan}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3737746.stm | work=BBC News | title=Japan writes off Nepalese debt | date=2004-10-12 | access-date=2010-04-02}}</ref>

Japan is the 2nd most preferred destination for abroad study to the Nepali students.<ref name=":4" />