Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (R) and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono exchange documents during a signing ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 9, 2019. Nepal and Japan agreed to bolster cooperation in areas including infrastructure building, investment, connectivity, tourism, culture, foreign employment and energy during the talks between Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and Taro Kono here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)