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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tess McClure in Auckland and Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Jacinda Ardern greeted by giant sad dancing kiwifruit during visit to Japan

Dancing kiwis greet New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern in Japan.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was welcomed by a pair of dancing kiwi mascots in Japan. Photograph: Henry Cooke/Henry Cooke/Stuff

New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been met in Japan on her first trip outside the country in two years by a duo of enormous, mournfully dancing kiwifruit.

The two large mascots welcomed the prime minister with a gentle swaying routine, set to a piece of slow, somewhat sorrowful chamber music. They had a sombre audience of suited men.

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