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G-8 science ministers agree on cooperation to tackle global issues

NAGO, Japan - Delegates at a meeting of Group of Eight science and technology ministers pose during a photo session at Bankoku Shinryokan in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 15. The one-day meeting was held ahead of the G-8 summit scheduled next month in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.

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G-8 science ministers discuss technological cooperation

NAGO, Japan - Ministers in charge of science and technology from the Group of Eight major countries gather at Bankoku Shinryokan in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 15 to discuss international technological cooperation in addressing global issues such as climate change and sustainable development.

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2008 G-8 summit invitation race intensifying

TOKYO, Japan - The Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, was the venue of the G-8 summit in July 2000.

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27 at the end of the two-day summit of leaders from Japan and Pacific island states.

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of Japan and Pacific island states gather at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27, for the second day of their summit.

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, co-chairmen of the summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island states, chat at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27.

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Japan, Pacific island nations meet for summit in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) makes a toast with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare, who co-chairs the fourth summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations with Koizumi, at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26.

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Japan, Pacific island nations meet for summit in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) responds to questions from reporters after the first session of the summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26. (Pool photo)

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(3)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the two-day meeting with leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum at the Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16.

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(1)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C in front) and leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum pose in front of Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16.

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(2)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a summit attended by leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum at Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16 at the outset of the two-day meeting, as Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who co-chairs the summit, sits next to him.

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Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

NAGO, Japan - A family on July 28 takes a look at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center, the main venue for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The center is open to the public for three days. It will then be available for private rentals.

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G-8 leaders hold final-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their final-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 23. They are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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G-8 leaders in 2nd-day session in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) powers meet for the second-day session of their three-day summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a convention center newly built for the summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 22.

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Mori chats with Russia's Putin

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, on the morning of July 22 before the start of the second-day session of the three-day annual summit.

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G-8 leaders begin 2nd-day session of 3-day Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (from L to R). Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial powers begin the second-day session of the three-day summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the summit, in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22.

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G-8 leaders hold 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their second-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (clockwise order from far L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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G-8 leaders gather for 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations gather in front of the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the annual summit, ahead of the start of the second-day session of the three-day event in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (from L to R) Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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Okinawa summit to open July 21

NAGO, Japan - Photo, taken at 7:15 p.m. on July 20, shows the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built conference center in the city of Nago, northern Okinawa, where leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations will hold their 26th annual summit July 21-23.

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Over 700 police stage VIP motorcade drill for G-8 summit

NAHA, Japan - More than 700 police officers staged a VIP motorcade escort drill in Naha on July 9 in preparation for the July 21-23 summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) major powers in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Each motorcade involved 12 to 14 police vehicles. Police motorcycles led the way and traffic signals along the road were adjusted for the drill. The motorcades left the airport at three-minute intervals and the first arrived at the Bankoku-shinryo Kan just before 8 a.m.

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Mori arrives in Okinawa to view G-8 summit venue

NAHA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) arrives in Okinawa Prefecture on May 14 to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the main venue of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in July. Mori will attend the ceremony for the Bankoku Shinryokan in the northern Okinawa city of Nago, the main venue for the July 21-23 summit. He will also inspect Shuri Castle, where press conferences and a dinner for G-8 leaders will be held, among other places.

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Japan, Pacific island nations meet for summit in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) responds to questions from reporters after the first session of the summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan, Pacific island nations meet for summit in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) makes a toast with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare, who co-chairs the fourth summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island nations with Koizumi, at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 26. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of Japan and Pacific island states gather at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27, for the second day of their summit. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27 at the end of the two-day summit of leaders from Japan and Pacific island states. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Pacific summit wraps up with 45 bil. yen fresh ODA

NAGO, Japan - Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, co-chairmen of the summit of leaders of Japan and Pacific island states, chat at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the two-day meeting with leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum at the Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C in front) and leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum pose in front of Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan-S. Pacific summit starts in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a summit attended by leaders of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum at Bankoku Shinryokan conference hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16 at the outset of the two-day meeting, as Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who co-chairs the summit, sits next to him. (Kyodo)

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G-8 science ministers agree on cooperation to tackle global issue

NAGO, Japan - Delegates at a meeting of Group of Eight science and technology ministers pose during a photo session at Bankoku Shinryokan in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 15. The one-day meeting was held ahead of the G-8 summit scheduled next month in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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G-8 science ministers discuss technological cooperation

NAGO, Japan - Ministers in charge of science and technology from the Group of Eight major countries gather at Bankoku Shinryokan in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 15 to discuss international technological cooperation in addressing global issues such as climate change and sustainable development. (Kyodo)

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G-8 leaders hold final-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their final-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 23. They are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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Public gets a peak at G-8 venue

NAGO, Japan - A family on July 28 takes a look at the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center, the main venue for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The center is open to the public for three days. It will then be available for private rentals.

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Mori chats with Russia's Putin

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit, on the morning of July 22 before the start of the second-day session of the three-day annual summit.

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G-8 leaders in 2nd-day session in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) powers meet for the second-day session of their three-day summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a convention center newly built for the summit, in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 22.

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G-8 leaders hold 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations hold their second-day session of their three-day policy-making summit at the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly constructed convention center in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (clockwise order from far L) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, European Commission President Romano Prodi and Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.

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G-8 leaders gather for 2nd-day session of Okinawa summit

NAGO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations gather in front of the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built convention center for the annual summit, ahead of the start of the second-day session of the three-day event in Nago, Okinawa, on the morning of July 22. They are (from L to R) Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, French President Jacques Chirac, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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Okinawa summit to open July 21

NAGO, Japan - Photo, taken at 7:15 p.m. on July 20, shows the Bankoku Shinryokan, a newly built conference center in the city of Nago, northern Okinawa, where leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrial nations will hold their 26th annual summit July 21-23.

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Over 700 police stage VIP motorcade drill for G-8 summit

NAHA, Japan - More than 700 police officers staged a VIP motorcade escort drill in Naha on July 9 in preparation for the July 21-23 summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) major powers in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Each motorcade involved 12 to 14 police vehicles. Police motorcycles led the way and traffic signals along the road were adjusted for the drill. The motorcades left the airport at three-minute intervals and the first arrived at the Bankoku-shinryo Kan just before 8 a.m.

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Mori arrives in Okinawa to view G-8 summit venue

NAHA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) arrives in Okinawa Prefecture on May 14 to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the main venue of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in July. Mori will attend the ceremony for the Bankoku Shinryokan in the northern Okinawa city of Nago, the main venue for the July 21-23 summit. He will also inspect Shuri Castle, where press conferences and a dinner for G-8 leaders will be held, among other places.

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Okinawa gov. inspects summit venue

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (2nd from R) walks to his car after inspecting the venue for the July 21-23 summit of the Group of Eight (G-8) major powers in the city of Nago, northern Okinawa Island, on March 22. The Bankoku Shinryokan (a hall to build a bridge across a thousand nations) complex, where the G-8 leaders are to meet, is almost completed.