The two visits, about 500 miles apart, highlighted the war's repercussions for international diplomacy as countries line up behind Moscow or Kyiv.
They follow a week in which China and Japan both enjoyed diplomatic successes that have emboldened their foreign policy.
Mr Kishida, who is to chair the G7 summit in May, was meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital, coinciding with Mr Xi's talks with President Vladimir Putin.
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