Japan Envoy Nominee Jigyan Kumar Thapa Admits Permanent Residency in Japan

Kathmandu. Japan-bound Ambassador-designate Jigyan Kumar Thapa is a permanent resident of Japan. In an interview with a Japanese online, he admitted to being a permanent resident of Japan and owning his own house there. He obtained permanent residency (PR) in Japan in 2018.

Thapa said in the interview, 'After obtaining permanent residency in 2018, I decided to live in Japan. I am married to a Nepali woman and our two children were born in Japan. They have received their education here. My wife studied Japanese language and studied poverty reduction and peacebuilding with researchers from Asia, Central and South America, and Africa in Japanese schools. Currently, she runs a Nepali language school in Japan.'