On Ukraine, Japan's Kishida urges Putin toward diplomatic solution

Prime minister expresses 'grave concern' as U.S. warns of Russian invasion in days

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 25-minute phone conversation about the Ukraine situation on Thursday. (Source photo by Reuters)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan is watching the situation around Ukraine with "grave concern" about the possibility of a Russian invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

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