Kathmandu, Sept. 29 -- Ramesh Dawadi from Gorkha wanted to go to work in South Korea. A few months later, he changed his mind after learning that Japan would soon be hiring Nepali workers.

"I thought Japan could be a good destination. I searched everything on the internet," said Dawadi.

Soon, Nepal and Japan governments signed an agreement, allowing Nepali workers to live and work in Japan as part of its plan to deal with an acute labour shortage in the country.

As per the requirement of fluency in the language for working in Japan, Dawadi enrolled for the Japanese language course at an institute in Bagbazar, Kathmandu.

But what looked like a smooth trip to Japan could now become a bit difficult for Dawadi.

"Initially, I thought I wo...