Japan PM Fumio Kishida cancels his visit to Kazakhstan

According to Japan’s Embassy in Kazakhstan, the Prime Minister canceled his visit since the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning of a potential earthquake in the Nankai Trough.

The warning was issued after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck the country's southwest on Thursday.

As earlier reported, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida was expected to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on August 9-10 at the invitation of the Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.