Nepalis in Japan
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Nepalis in Japan comprise migrants from Nepal
to Japan
, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally-born descendants. Japan was a popular destination for Nepalese immigrants as they could earn ten times the average wage in Nepal even in low - skilled manual jobs in the service sector. Most recently, IT engineers and professionals from Nepal are currently being recruited by Japanese IT companies. There are also some Nepalese joining Japan's garments industry and agriculture sector.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally-born descendants. Japan was a popular destination for Nepalese immigrants as they could earn ten times the average wage in Nepal even in low - skilled manual jobs in the service sector. Most recently, IT engineers and professionals from Nepal are currently being recruited by Japanese IT companies. There are also some Nepalese joining Japan's garments industry and agriculture sector.