NEPAL EMBASSY MARKING DIAMOND JUBILEE OF EVEREST CONQUEST Kathmandu, 21 May: The Nepal embassy in Tokyo will mark the diamond jubilee of the conquest of the 8848 meters high Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak.by Tenzing Noprgey Sherpa and Edmund Hillary. Japanese foreign ministry and other Japanese organizations will help the embassy state the event. The event is being held in jUne, the embassy said. “The program has received enthusiastic support from many Japanese friends and organizations that includes Japan Mountaineering Association, Japan Mountain Guides Association, Japan Workers Alpine Federation, Himalayan Association of Japan, Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan, Japan-Nepal Society and Japanese Alpine Club,” the embassy said in a