The Embassy of Japan is organising an exhibition of “Japanese Contemporary Clay Work” in Kathmandu from March 22 to April 2, 2006 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Kingdom of Nepal.

A press statement issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu said vice-chairman of the council of Ministers Kirtinidhi Bista and Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka will jointly inaugurate the exhibition.

“The exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Clay Work showcases the work of Japanese artists in this field. The distinctive, individualistic works in the exhibition are both essentially contemporary as well as reflective of age-old Japanese sensibilities,” the statement said.