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1st Cabinet Meeting After Government’s Reshuffle - Paris

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna attends a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on July 21, 2023. French presidency formalized the government reshuffle on July 20, 2023 with eight new members of a government which has 41 ministers in total. Photo by Jean-Baptiste Autissier/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan foreign minister in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a meeting with foreign ministers of eight North European and Baltic countries in New Delhi on Nov. 11, 2013, on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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G-8 stresses need to verify N. Korea nukes

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after the end of the two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations.

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U.S. State Secretary Rice talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Komura

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after their talks. Rice and Komura met after the end of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight major nations. (Pool photo)

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U.S. State Secretary Rice talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Komura

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after their talks. Rice and Komura met after the end of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight major nations. (Pool photo)

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G-8 ministers gather for 2nd day of talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Group of Eight foreign ministers and other officials gather for a second day of talks in Kyoto on June 27. (Pool photo)

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G-8 stresses need to verify N. Korea nukes

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who chaired a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations, speaks during a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after the end of the meeting.

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G-8 foreign ministers meet in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Group of Eight foreign ministers plus representatives from the European Union pose for photographers during their meeting at the state guesthouse in Kyoto on June 26. Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who hosted the meeting, is 6th from left (Pool photo)

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Japan welcomes N. Korea declaration but to verify contents

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura speaks to reporters after a meeting of Group of eight foreign ministers in Kyoto on June 26. Komura said Japan welcomes North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs but what matters is the contents of the declaration. (Pool photo)

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G-8 to send 'strong message' on Afghanistan, N. Korea: Komura

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura speaks at a reception held at Kyodo News head office in Tokyo on June 16 for top executives of major news agencies of Group of Eight countries. Komura said Japan and the other G-8 nations will aim to send a strong message when their foreign ministers meet in Kyoto next week for progress on Afghan reconstruction, the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues, the Middle East peace process and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 vows to fulfill ODA pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Government ministers of the Group of Eight nations including Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (C) hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on April 6 after their two-day development conference with emerging donors. The G-8 countries reaffirmed their past pledges of overseas development assistance to help Africa and other impoverished regions tackle new threats such as climate change and soaring food prices.

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Russia eyes progress in territorial dispute with Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for photos prior to their talks in Washington on May 14. They met on the sidelines of a one-day meeting of Group of Eight foreign ministers.

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(1)G-8 backs Iraq power transfer

WASHINGTON, United States - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight countries give a joint press conference at the end of their one-day meeting in Washington on May 14. The ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States endorsed the U.S. commitment to transfer power in Iraq on June 30, but remained apart over the scope of authority to be given to an interim Iraqi government.

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Foreign Minister Tanaka returns home

NARITA, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka arrives at the New Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on July 20 from a trip to Europe, where she attended a Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting in Rome.

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Tanaka and Powell at G-8 meeting

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shake hands following a joint press conference at the end of the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting in Rome on July 19.

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Tanaka at press conference

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka sits with her colleagues a joint press conference at the end of a Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting in Rome on July 19. The foreign ministers called for peace in the Middle East and encouraged the involvement of women and the private sector in conflict prevention.

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G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (2nd from L), flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, smiles during a group photo session at the Villa Madama in Rome on July 18 prior to the talks of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) nations. They discussed the Middle East at length, sharing the view that the G-8 must send a strong message to call for an early resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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Albright toasts at reception in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (L) toasts with Miyazaki Gov. Suketaka Matsukata at a reception to welcome her in Miyazaki on July 30. Albright skipped the July 12-13 meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight powers held in this southwestern Japanese city due to the Mideast peace talks at Camp David, Maryland. She arrived in Japan on July 29 after attending a ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok.

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Albright speaks at Miyazaki hall named after her

MIYAZAKI, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright delivers a lecture at ''Albright Hall'' in Miyazaki on July 30 after attending a ceremony to name the new civic hall after her. Albright skipped the July 12-13 meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight powers held at Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, due to the Mideast peace talks at Camp David, Maryland. She arrived in Japan on July 29 after attending a ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok.

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S. Korea's Kim stresses coordination with Japan, U.S.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) hold talks July 14 at Seoul's presidential Blue House. Kim told Kono that Seoul will continue to closely coordinate with Tokyo and Washington on dealing with North Korea. Kono arrived in Seoul on July 13 after chairing the Group of Eight foreign ministers' meeting in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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S. Korea's Kim shakes hands with Japanese FM Kono

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) shakes hands with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) on July 14 before they hold talks at Seoul's presidential Blue House. Kono arrived in Seoul on July 13 from Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, where he chaired the two-day Group of Eight foreign ministers' meeting.

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Kono flies into Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono arrives at Seoul's Kimpo airport July 13. Kono, fresh from the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers' meeting in Miyazaki, will brief South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Lee Joung Binn on the G-8 discussion on North Korea,

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G-8 foreign ministers wind up two-day meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers wind up their two-day meeting with a joint news conference in Miyazaki on July 13. (From L to R) Javier Solana, high commissioner for common foreign and security policy, the Council of the European Union, U.S. Deputy State Secretary Strobe Talbott, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, British Foreign Secretary Robert Cook, Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and European Commission Commissioner Christopher Patten.

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G-8 foreign ministers meet press after Miyazaki meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) speaks to the press July 13 following the end of a two-day meeting of Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers at the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan. The G-8 ministers issued a joint statement and a separate 16-page ''Miyazaki Initiative'' action plan on five conflict-prevention steps, such as controlling small arms and the diamond trade.

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G-8 foreign ministers wrapping up 2-day meet in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries gather to hold their second and final day discussions July 13 at the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan. They are set to issue a joint statement and a comprehensive action plan on conflict-prevention later in the day to wrap up their annual meeting.

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Kono holds talks with foreign ministers from developing countrie

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) holds talks with his counterparts from developing countries on the sidelines of a two-day meeting of the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers that began in Miyazaki on July 12.

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Russian Foreign Minister learns how to make tea

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Helped by a Japanese woman, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov learns how to make green tea at a welcome reception for Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers, who began a two-day meeting in Miyazaki on July 12.

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Tea time for G-8 ministers

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers wait for their bitter green tea to be served in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony on the sidelines of their two-day meeting that began in the southwestern Japanese seaside resort of Miyazaki on July 12.

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G-8 foreign ministers get down to work

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers kick off their two-day meeting at the Seagaia seaside resort complex in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki on July 12 to set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Miyazaki gives English names to local streets

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A woman in downtown Miyazaki on July 11 stands near a street sign indicating ''Clark Street,'' one of 132 of the city's previously unnamed streets given English names in a gesture of internationalization. The move was in advance of the two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of Group of Eight (G-8) nations that began in the city July 12. Clark Street is named after a missionary who lived in the city during the Meiji era (1868-1912).

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G-8 foreign ministers kick off Miyazaki meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries plus a representative each from the European Union and European Commission pose in front of the Seagaia resort complex in Miyazaki on July 12, at the start of their two-day meeting in the city in southwestern Japan. Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono is fifth from R. The meeting will set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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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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Greenpeace members protest illegal logging

KOBE, Japan - Members of the environmental group Greenpeace unfurl a banner on a container ship near Kobe port protesting illegal logging, in this picture taken July 11 from a Kyodo News helicopter. The group is demanding that foreign ministers of Group of Eight countries take action to control illegal logging and protect ancient forests during their meeting July 12-13 in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Kono arrives in Miyazaki for G-8 meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono arrives in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, to attend the two-day meeting of the Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers. The July 12-13 meeting at the Seagaia seaside resort complex will be followed by the July 21-23 G-8 summit in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Miyazaki's G-8 press center opens

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Staff of the press center at the venue for the meeting of Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers in Miyazaki Prefecture begin work July 11, the center's first day of operation. The two-day meeting gets under way the following day, to be followed by a summit of G-8 leaders in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23.

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Police stop cars near site of G-8 foreign ministers' meet

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Police stop cars and check the drivers' documents July 10 near the Seagaia seaside resort complex in Miyazaki where foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries will hold two days of talks July 12 and 13. The G-8 ministers will discuss political and security issues to set the stage for the July 21-23 summit of their leaders in Okinawa Prefecture.

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G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Phoenix Resort Inc., the operator of the Seagaia resort and conference hall facility in Miyazaki Prefecture that will be the venue for July's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting, said June 5 it has racked up losses of 121.8 billion yen in the seven years since opening in 1993.

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Concert staged in advance of G-8 meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A Miyazaki prefectural police force band performs in a lunch time concert June 1 to mark next month's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers' meeting in the prefecture. With the flags of the G-8 countries as a backdrop, the 31-member band performed eight numbers, including a medley of national anthems and the Beatles song, ''Hey Jude.''

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Japan selects Okinawa to host 2000 G-8 summit

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka announces on April 29 that Okinawa will be the venue of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in July 2000, which Japan is hosting. The meetings of finance and foreign ministers will be held in the cities of Fukuoka and Miyazaki in Kyushu, the top cabinet spokesman said.

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G-8 vows to fulfill ODA pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Government ministers of the Group of Eight nations including Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (C) hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on April 6 after their two-day development conference with emerging donors. The G-8 countries reaffirmed their past pledges of overseas development assistance to help Africa and other impoverished regions tackle new threats such as climate change and soaring food prices. (Kyodo)

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G-8 to send 'strong message' on Afghanistan, N. Korea: Komura

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura speaks at a reception held at Kyodo News head office in Tokyo on June 16 for top executives of major news agencies of Group of Eight countries. Komura said Japan and the other G-8 nations will aim to send a strong message when their foreign ministers meet in Kyoto next week for progress on Afghan reconstruction, the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues, the Middle East peace process and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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G-8 foreign ministers meet in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Group of Eight foreign ministers plus representatives from the European Union pose for photographers during their meeting at the state guesthouse in Kyoto on June 26. Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who hosted the meeting, is 6th from left (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Italy, Japan foreign ministers hold bilateral talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (far R) and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (far L) meet in Kyoto for bilateral talks prior to a Group of Eight foreign ministers meeting on June 26. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan welcomes N. Korea declaration but to verify contents

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura speaks to reporters after a meeting of Group of eight foreign ministers in Kyoto on June 26. Komura said Japan welcomes North Korea's declaration of its nuclear programs but what matters is the contents of the declaration. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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U.S. State Secretary Rice talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Ko

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands during their talks in Kyoto on June 27. Rice and Komura met after the end of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight major nations. (Pool photo)

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U.S. State Secretary Rice talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Ko

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after their talks. Rice and Komura met after the end of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight major nations. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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G-8 ministers gather for 2nd day of talks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Group of Eight foreign ministers and other officials gather for a second day of talks in Kyoto on June 27. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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U.S. State Secretary Rice talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Ko

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura attend a joint news conference in Kyoto on June 27 after their talks. Rice and Komura met after the end of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight major nations. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan selects Okinawa to host 2000 G-8 summit

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka announces on April 29 that Okinawa will be the venue of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in July 2000, which Japan is hosting. The meetings of finance and foreign ministers will be held in the cities of Fukuoka and Miyazaki in Kyushu, the top cabinet spokesman said. ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Kim stresses coordination with Japan, U.S.+

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) hold talks July 14 at Seoul's presidential Blue House. Kim told Kono that Seoul will continue to closely coordinate with Tokyo and Washington on dealing with North Korea. Kono arrived in Seoul on July 13 after chairing the Group of Eight foreign ministers' meeting in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.