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Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries
By Associated Press
Apr 15, 2023 11:36 am

TOKYO: Japan's NHK television reported Saturday that a loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit, but there were no injuries.

Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to cheer his ruling party's candidate in a local election. There was an explosion just before he was to begin his speech, NHK said.

FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a joint news conference with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo March 16, 2023. Japan’s NHK television reported Saturday, April 15, 2023, that a loud explosion at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit, but there were no injuries. Kiyoshi Ota/AP Photo

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