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BreakingImmigration
Starting October 1, 2026, foreigners applying for permanent residency in Japan must pay ¥200,000 and show an above-average income, with tougher language and pension rules to follow in April 2027.
BreakingSports
A quarterfinal won on a rule violation, a semifinal loss to Iran, and then a dominant 9-1 bronze-medal victory: Tenzing Sherpa's day in Nagoya gave Nepal its first medal of the 20th Asian Games.
Diaspora
Grief turned into action: how Nepalis from Jackson Heights to Jongno crowdfunded for their homeland's flood recovery.
LiveSports
A win in Saturday's final in Kuala Lumpur would send Nepal straight to the 2027 Asia Cup repeating the exact final they won in 2023, against the same opponent, for the same prize.
Nepal
The government has locked in its first major piece of international climate financing since the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods, even as officials warn the final reconstruction bill could top initial estimates by 30 percent — pushing Kathmandu to weigh loans it says it would rather avoid.