Kathmandu, Sept. 22 -- A special cultural festival will be held in Kathmandu on November 22 to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan, according to the organisers.

The "Nepal-Japan Festival 2026: Solidarity Through Culture" will be held at Durbar Marg and is being organised by the Executive Committee for the Nepal-Japan Festival 2026.

According to a press statement issued by the committee, the festival will seek to highlight friendship, compassion and solidarity through Nepali and Japanese music, culture and people-to-people engagement.

A major attraction will be a performance by Japanese band Godiego, which will return to Nepal more than four decades after performing at Dasharath Stadium in 1980.

The organisers...