Kathmandu, 18 July:  President Bidya Devi Bhandari has today appointed Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi as the Ambassador of Nepal to Japan. The appointment was made on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal, Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 282 of the Constitution, according to a statement issued by Spokesperson of the President's Office, Sagar Acharya. Subedi, a career diplomat, earlier served as Nepal's envoy to the United Kingdom. In addition to diplomacy, he is a famously prolific author. He has penned several books on prose and poetry enriching  Nepali literature. People's News Monitoring Service