Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized countries — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S. – are meeting in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Sunday and Monday.
Why Hiroshima?
Japan hopes to send a message of nonproliferation and peace. Once all but annihilated by a U.S. atomic bomb, Hiroshima has risen back as a symbol of peace and nuclear disarmament. It’s also the hometown of host Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. Hiroshima can also entertain the guests with its homegrown oysters, reputed to be Japan’s best, and the picturesque Miyajima shrine by the sea.
Kishida told Sunday’s …read more
Source: Voice of America
