A total of 15 Group of Seven ministerial meetings will be held in Japan through December, including meetings already held between the countries' foreign ministers and on the climate, energy and the environment.
The G7 chair decides the number and theme of the meetings. As the current chair, Japan will play a key role in organizing discussions, and the themes will include issues arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, responses to rapidly evolving AI, and measures to address other global challenges.
The government selected host cities for the meetings from local governments that volunteered.
