Health and Food Hygiene Minister Nisha Mehta held a courtesy meeting with Japan’s Ambassador to Nepal, Maeda Toru, at the ministry in Kathmandu on November 4, 2026. The two sides discussed matters related to health and food hygiene, according to reports of the meeting.
Meeting at the ministry
The meeting brought Minister Mehta and Ambassador Maeda together at the Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene. It was described as a courtesy meeting, with health and food hygiene among the subjects discussed.
The reports provided no further details about the specific issues raised during the conversation. They also did not identify any agreements, decisions or follow-up steps resulting from the meeting.
Health and food hygiene on the agenda
The discussion covered matters related to both health and food hygiene, according to the available reports. No additional information was provided about particular programmes, policies or areas of cooperation discussed by the minister and ambassador.
The meeting took place in Kathmandu on November 4. The reports identified Mehta in her capacity as Health and Food Hygiene Minister and Maeda as Japan’s ambassador to Nepal.
