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Japan Prime Minister Kishida on way to Ukraine: local media

#UPDATE Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en route to Ukraine for a surprise visit after pressure to travel there as this year's host of the Group of Seven summit

#BREAKING Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to meet Zelensky in Ukraine: Japan foreign ministry

#UDPATE Japan PM Kishida will meet Ukraine President Zelensky in Kyiv to "convey respect for the courage and perseverance of the Ukrainian people" and emphasise the "unwavering support for Ukraine of Japan and the G7": Japan's foreign ministry

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#BREAKING Japan PM Kishida visits Bucha on Ukraine visit, where Russian forces accused of massacring civilians: AFP

#UPDATE Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday visited the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where Russian forces were accused of massacring civilians during their weeks-long occupation of the Kyiv-region suburb last year ➡️ u.afp.com/i7yu

#BREAKING Japan PM expresses 'strong indignation' visiting Ukraine's Bucha, town where Russian forces accused of widespread atrocities

#UPDATE Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday expressed strong "indignation" during a visit to Bucha, a town near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv where Russian forces were accused of widespread atrocities