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Manga, anime festival in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Cosplayers parade in the Lake Toya hot spring resort in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 21, 2014, during Toyako Manga Anime Festa 2014.

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Japan, German police discuss security for G-8 summit in Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Jorg Ziercke (L), president of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office, shakes hands with Japan's National Police Agency head Iwao Uruma (R) at the agency in Tokyo on Aug. 13. Ziercke paid a courtesy call on Uruma after senior officials of the German police office and their Japanese counterparts discussed security measures for the Group of Eight summit to be held in July next year at the Lake Toya hot-spa resort area in Hokkaido.

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Costume play lovers pose with Lake Toya in background

SENDAI, Japan - Costume play lovers pose against the background of Lake Toya in a national park in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2013.

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'Cosplayers' gather in Toyako, Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - "Cosplayers" dressed like animation characters pose in front of Lake Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on June 22, 2013.

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Wives of G-8 leaders plant trees at Lake Toya park

TOYAKO, Japan - Wives of the Group of Eight leaders plant trees at a part in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9. (Pool photo)

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G-8 leaders pose for 'family photo' on day 2 of G-8 summit

TOYAKO, Japan - With Lake Toya in the background, the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and European Union -- (From L to R) Italian Prime Silvio Berlusconi Minister, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. President George W. Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso -- pose for a ''family photo'' on the second day of a three-day summit meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 8. (Pool photo)

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China's Hu meets Japanese quake rescue, medical teams

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R in back) meets members of Japanese rescue and medical teams sent to China following the May 12 major quake at a hotel in Sapporo on July 8. Hu is visiting Japan to attend an outreach session of the Group of Eight nations' summit in the Lake Toya resort area in Hokkaido.

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Canadian PM Harper attends Canada-Japan youth environment summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen are greeted by flag-waving kindergarten children in Date, Hokkaido, on July 7 as they attend the Canada-Japan Youth Environment Summit before the start of the three-day Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya resort. (Pool photo)

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EU unveils extra 1 bil. euro farm fund for developing countries

TOYAKO, Japan - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks at a news conference in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 7, the first day of the three-day Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya resort. Barroso announced a fresh package worth 1 billion euros in aid to developing countries.

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150 people hold anti-G8 summit rally in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - Members of civic groups march in the township of Sobetsu, Hokkaido, on July 7 to express opposition to the Group of Eight summit meeting, which began the same day at the nearby Lake Toya resort. About 150 people took part in the rally, accusing G-8 countries of widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

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NGOs open citizens' summit in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Nongovernmental organizations from more than 30 countries began a three-day citizens' summit in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 6 to discuss problems related to the environment, development and human rights. The conference coincides with the Group of Eight summit to be held July 7 to 9 at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island.

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush (R in center, front) and his wife Laura (L in center, front) pose for photos with schoolchildren who welcomed them at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6. Bush is in Japan to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island.

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush (R in front) and his wife Laura (C in background) talk to children who welcomed them after arriving at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush (R in front) and his wife Laura (next to him) smile as they are presented with flowers from schoolchildren after arriving at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fukuda heads to G-8 summit venue

CHITOSE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his wife Kiyoko arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 en route to the venue of the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area of the northernmost Japanese island.

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Bush arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area on Japan's northernmost main island.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police surround members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad in Sapporo on July 5, ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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Fukuda heads to G-8 summit venue

CHITOSE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his wife Kiyoko arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 en route to the venue of the Group of Eight summit at the Lake Toya resort area of the northernmost Japanese island.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - A foreign journalist (L) inquires at an information desk in the International Media Center on July 5. The center opened earlier in the day in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for journalists covering the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad take to the streets in Sapporo on July 5 carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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NGOs hold rally ahead of G-8 summit, 4 arrested

SAPPORO, Japan - Demonstrators scuffle with police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 5 during a joint rally held by various groups including nongovernmental organizations to call for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor ahead of the Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island. Four men were arrested in the scuffles.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido are watched by riot police in Sapporo on July 5. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - (From L to R) Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (2nd from L in center), Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura and Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka cut the tape July 5 in a ceremony to open the International Media Center in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for the July 7-9 Group of Eight Summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort area in the northern Japan prefecture.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - The International Media Center for journalists covering the Group of Eight summit opens July 5 in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido ahead of the July 7-9 meeting in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island.

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Riot police on alert in Sapporo ahead of G-8 Summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police are deployed in Sapporo on July 5 ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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NGOs hold large joint rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad hold a joint rally July 5 in Sapporo's Odori Park in Hokkaido prior to the Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area in the northern Japan prefecture to call for peace and eliminating growing gaps between the rich and poor.

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido.

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Japan automakers to provide 'eco' sedans to G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese automakers plan to provide fuel cell sedans, plug-in electric cars and other clean-burning ''eco'' vehicles for trial use at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido in July. The photo shows a fuel cell sedan from Toyota Motor Corp. for use at the summit venue around Lake Toya.

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Marathon at Lake Toya, venue of this summer's G-8 summit

TOYAKO, Japan - Runners participate in the Toyako Marathon on May 25, an annual race held around Lake Toya, Hokkaido, the venue of this summer's Group of Eight summit. About 5,000 runners took part in the event, which features a full marathon as well as 2 km, 5 km and 10 km races.

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JR Hokkaido to operate railway-road vehicles at G8 summit venue

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. announced on Feb. 13 that it will operate dual-mode railway-road vehicles (photo) on temporary rail tracks to be built around Lake Toya as publicity aimed at this year's Group of Eight summit, which will be held July 7-9 at the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. The dual-mode vehicles can operate on railways as well as ordinary roads.

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Tokyo police conduct drill for next year's G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo police conduct a drill in Tokyo on Nov. 30 to deal with explosives and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons ahead of the Group of Eight summit to be held next July at the Lake Toya hot-spa resort area in Hokkaido. Photo shows a remote-controlled robot collecting a suspicious object in front of a car.

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Antiterror drill at Chitose airport, gateway to 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a police bomb disposal unit remove a mock explosive device from the departure lobby at New Chitose Airport outside Sapporo on Oct. 29 in an antiterrorism drill held as part of security preparations for the 2008 Group of Eight Summit at the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. New Chitose Airport will be used by most dignitaries attending the G-8 summit.

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Antiterrorist drill held in Hokkaido ahead of 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers capture a suspected terrorist during an antiterrorist drill conducted at the Ishikari port in western Hokkaido on Oct. 11 as part of security training ahead of next year's Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. About 100 officers, customs agents and representatives from 12 other government agencies and companies took part in the drill, based on the scenario that a foreign vessel tried to smuggle explosives into Japan.

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Antiterrorist drill held in Hokkaido ahead of 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers capture a suspected terrorist during an antiterrorist drill conducted at the Ishikari port in western Hokkaido on Oct. 11 as part of security training ahead of next year's Group of Eight summit at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. About 100 officers, customs agents and representatives from 12 other government agencies and companies took part in the drill, based on the scenario that a foreign vessel tried to smuggle explosives into Japan.

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Japan to host G-8 summit next year from July 7-9: Abe

TOYAKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on May 19. Abe said Japan will host the 2008 Group of Eight summit from July 7-9 at the Lake Toya hot-spring resort area.

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Japan to host G-8 summit next year from July 7-9: Abe

TOYAKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on May 19. Abe said Japan will host the 2008 Group of Eight summit from July 7-9 at the Lake Toya hot-spring resort area.

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Lake Toya resort delighted with designation as G-8 summit host

TOYAKO, Japan - Toyako Mayor Yoshio Nagasaki smiles at a press conference at his office on April 23 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked his southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort town as the main site for the 2008 Group of Eight summit.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to leave his office on April 23 after deciding to hold the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008 at the southern Hokkaido resort town of Toya.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi smiles during a press conference after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya on April 23 as the main site for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Toyako Town Mayor Yoshio Nagasaki speaks outside the Windsor Hotel Toya in his town on April 23. He welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to hold the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008 in the Lake Toya hot-spring resort town in southern Hokkaido.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya standing on a hill in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

LAKE TOYA, Japan - A photo taken on April 23 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked on April 23 as the main venue of the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - This photo taken on March 11, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya (fore) and Mt. Yotei (far) in southern Hokkaido. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the Lake Toya hot-spring resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 9, 2007 shows Lake Toya as viewed from the lobby of the Windsor Hotel Toya in the southern Hokkaido hot-spring resort of Lake Toya. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 11, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya (fore) and Lake Toya (back) in southern Hokkaido. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the Lake Toya hot-spring resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Tourists return to hot-spring resort in Hokkaido

DATE, Japan - Business in the eastern part of the Lake Toya hot-spring resort began for two of the seven hotels in the area July 10. Several dozen people have made reservations for July 10 at the two hotels. The town of Abuta reopened its hot spring district to tourists 103 days after evacuation orders were issued shortly before the March 31 eruption of Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido.