G7 summit concludes in Hiroshima amid stronger protests

STORY: G7 summit concludes in Hiroshima amid stronger protests DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the G7 summit 2. various of protesters on the street 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): RYO MIYAHARA, Head of a Hiroshima citizens' group and the protest's organizer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): ATSUSHI KOKETSU, Emeritus professor at Yamaguchi University of Japan STORYLINE: Group of Seven (G7) nations wrapped up their three-day gathering in Japan on Sunday, vowing to escalate sanctions against Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. Following days of protests, hundreds of demonstrators from home and abroad on Sunday rallied against the G7 leaders' communique and other documents adopted by the summit in Hiroshima, a city once devasted by U.S. atomic bombing during World War II. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): Protesters "No to War." "Smash the G7 Hiroshima Summit." Protesters rallied along the main streets in Hiroshima,