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G-7 leaders plant trees at Shinto shrine

Leaders from the Group of Seven major economies, representatives of the European Union and the governor of Mie Prefecture plant trees on May 26, 2016, the first day of the G-7 summit meeting, at Ise Jingu shrine in the central Japan city of Ise. (From L) They are Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese governors discuss issues in raising children

Yamaguchi Gov. Tsugumasa Muraoka (L) and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki take a rickshaw ride in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on March 15, 2016. The two youngest of Japan's governors, aged 43 and 41, respectively, exchanged views on issues the prefectures have faced in raising children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asahi beer to advertise G-7 Summit in label

Asahi Breweries Ltd. executive Minoru Hosaka (L) and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki hold a can of the brewer's megahit product Asahi Super Dry on Nov. 24, 2015, at the prefectural government offices in Tsu in western Japan, to unveil a new label on the product, featuring the word "Iseshima Summit," its scheduled dates and an illustration of Kashikojima Island, where the Group of Seven Summit will take place in May 2016. The products carrying the label will go on sale the following month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nationwide organization to promote ninja culture launched

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (3rd from L, front row) and other local government officials, dressed in traditional ninja attire, pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2015, to mark the launch of a nationwide organization honoring ninja culture. At far left in the front row is Japanese kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, who supports the initiative. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mie governor speaks of hosting G-7 summit in 2016

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki talks about the selection of the Ise-Shima area in the western Japan prefecture as the venue of a summit of the Group of Seven economic powers in 2016 during an interview on July 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mie governor gives interview on 2016 G-7 summit venue

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki speaks in an interview on July 14, 2015, hailing the selection of the Ise-Shima area in the western Japan prefecture as the venue of a summit of the Group of Seven economic powers in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov. promotes 2016 G-7 Summit host Mie at Milan Expo

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki greets visitors at the Japan Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2015. The prefecture will host the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food, culture from Mie pref. introduced at Milan Expo

Eikei Suzuki (far R), governor of central Japan's Mie Prefecture, serves dishes to visitors at the Japan Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2015. The event to introduce traditional food and culture from the prefecture, where a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations will be hosted in 2016, will run through July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe asks Mie governor to fully prepare for G-7 summit

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 11, 2015, prior to their talks. Abe asked Suzuki to fully prepare for next year's annual Group of Seven summit of major industrialized countries in the city of Shima. Earlier this month, Abe picked the city in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, as the venue for the summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 world beauty queens pay courtesy call on Mie Gov. Suzuki

The top five finalists in the 2014 Miss International beauty pageant, including winner Valerie Hernandez Matias of Puerto Rico (Center R), pay a courtesy call on Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki in Tsu on June 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nationwide "ninja" organization to be launched in Sept.

(From L in front) Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki and other officials from local governments and tourism associations pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 8, 2015. They announced that a unified "ninja" organization will be set up in September to promote Japanese culture and boost the number of foreign tourists ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Mie gov. touts 'omotenashi' spirit for Ise-Shima summit

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki speaks with the media to promote the Ise-Shima Summit on March 8, 2016. The G7 summit will be held on May 26-27 at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Kashiko Island, Shima, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyagi, Mie agree to work to publicize disaster recovery at summit

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (C) visit Kashiko Island, where the G7 Ise-Shima Summit will be held in 2016, in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 20, 2015. The two governors agreed to work together in asking the central government to set up an exhibition at the international press center in Ise to show the updated situation of reconstruction in areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ise Jingu makes English leaflets for foreign tourists

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (R) receives an English leaflet and DVD on Ise Jingu from Masao Sugitani, head of public relations at the Shinto shrine's administration office, at the Mie prefectural government office in Tsu on Oct. 20, 2015. The Shinto shrine will distribute leaflets to foreign visitors for free, as the central Japan prefecture expects to draw more tourists as the host of the G7 Ise-Shima Summit in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food, culture from Mie pref. introduced at Milan Expo

Eikei Suzuki (far R), governor of central Japan's Mie Prefecture, serves dishes to visitors at the Japan Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2015. The event to introduce traditional food and culture from the prefecture, where a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations will be hosted in 2016, will run through July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A computer screen photographed at the Mie prefectural government office in Tsu, central Japan, shows (anticlockwise from top R) Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki and Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta holding a video conference on April 6, 2020. The conference was called as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to declare a state of emergency in big cities following a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki attends a video conference at his office in the central Japan prefecture's capital Tsu on April 6, 2020, with the governors of the neighboring prefectures of Aichi and Gifu. The conference was called as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to declare a state of emergency in big cities following a recent surge in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legoland Japan to welcome 1 millionth visitor in Sept.

Torben Jensen (C), president of Legoland Japan Ltd., shows Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (L), Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki (2nd from L), Aichi Gov. Hideki Omura (2nd from R) and Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta around the Legoland park in Nagoya on Aug. 17, 2017. Jensen told them that visitors to the outdoor park, which opened in April, are expected to top one million in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legoland Japan to welcome 1 millionth visitor in Sept.

(From L) President of Legoland Japan Ltd. Torben Jensen, Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, Aichi Gov. Hideki Omura, Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki pose for photos at the Legoland park in Nagoya on Aug. 17, 2017. Jensen told them that visitors to the outdoor park, which opened in April, are expected to top one million in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo