FNJ Global Media Conference 2026 to be held in Tokyo on July 25

Tokyo. The 'FNJ Global Media Conference 2026' will be organized in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on July 25, under the organization of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Japan Chapter.

Co-organized by 12 foreign chapters of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, this conference is being held with the main slogan 'Connecting Nepal and the World Through Diaspora Media'.

The organizers have stated that there will be significant participation from 33 officials and members of the central working committee, including the central president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Nirmala Sharma, presidents and representatives of foreign chapters, Japanese journalists, and Nepali journalists from around the world. Federation of Nepali Journalists Japan Chapter President Rabindra Shrestha informed that this conference is being organized keeping in mind the growing responsibility of diaspora journalism to convey the activities, problems, successes, and concerns of the Nepali community who have gone abroad for higher education, employment, and business, to the motherland.

According to Manisha Chamlagai, Vice President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Japan Chapter, paper presentations, panel discussions, and interaction programs have been scheduled on topics such as the current state, challenges, and possibilities of diaspora journalism, the relationship between the central committee of the Federation and foreign chapters, and the impact of technology on responsible journalism and press freedom.

Tilak Malla, founding president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Japan, expressed his expectation that this conference will play an important role in formalizing the relationship between the center and foreign chapters of the Federation. Malla states that this conference will send a message that diaspora journalists are practicing journalism with responsibility and seriousness towards the country, even while being in difficult circumstances abroad.

Discussing the importance of the conference, Suraj Bhandari, President of the Nepalese American Journalists Association (NEJA), said, 'Due to technology, journalism done from Nepal or outside Nepal is no longer different in terms of impact and reach. Journalism has become global in style.' According to Bhandari, journalists active in the diaspora and the journalism being done through them are becoming meaningful for the Nepali community and indispensable for Nepal.

The Japan Chapter of the Federation considers this conference, which connects Nepali journalists from around the world on a common platform, as a significant achievement in the history of diaspora journalism. This conference is expected to contribute long-term to strengthening the relationship among Nepali media professionals, as well as to institutional development and professional capacity building.

The private sector has also provided significant support to make this international conference successful. Smiles Mobile Remittance and Smiles Connect, operated under the leading fintech company Digital Wallet Corporation established in Japan, have become the main program partners of the conference. The organizers have expressed gratitude to the main program partners, as well as event partner Frontup E-SIM, and other sponsors and supporting organizations.

The organizers have expressed confidence that such collaboration between the public and private sectors will further empower diaspora journalism.