Japan's Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo's emphatic support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion.
In Ukraine to offer solidarity, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits a site of a mass grave in the town of Bucha, site of civilian massacres amid Russia's invasion, outside of Kyiv on March 21, 2023. REUTERS/ Valentyn Ogirenko
and which has since become synonymous with Russian brutality during the war. He laid a wreath outside a church before observing a moment of silence and bowing. Japan is due to host a G7 summit in Kishida's hometown of Hiroshima in May. Tokyo has continually voiced support for Ukraine and joined other G7 countries in extending sanctions against Russia.
Kishida has said that the G7 summit should demonstrate a strong will to uphold international order and rule of law in response to the Ukraine war.
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