Fireworks show welcomes G-8 foreign ministers meeting

Fireworks show welcomes G-8 foreign ministers meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A display of fireworks in the Matsuyama district of Miyazaki on July 11 takes place on the eve of the start of a meeting of foreign ministers of Group of Eight (G-8) countries. The two-day meeting gets under way in the city the next day, to be followed by a G-8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23.

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