The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released its annual foreign policy report, in which it describes the international community as "at a turning point" in history in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other developments. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi presented the report, also called a diplomatic bluebook, at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.
While describing the U.N. as dysfunctional, the report stresses the role of the Group of Seven, saying, "The importance of the G7, whose influence had been rumored to be in decline, has been acknowledged once more."
The report also explains that the G7 has "worked closely together and responded most effectively to Russian aggression in Ukraine." Regarding the G7 summit that Japan is scheduled to preside over in May in Hiroshima, it says that "the G7 leaders will demonstrate their determination to uphold the international order based on the rule of law."
