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Manga, anime festival in Hokkaido

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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'Cosplayers' gather in Toyako, Hokkaido

'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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Chinese President Hu meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

Chinese President Hu meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands prior to their talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9 on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit. (Pool photo)

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Indian PM Singh talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

Indian PM Singh talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands prior to their talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9 on the sidelines of the just-concluded Group of Eight summit there. (Pool photo)

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Indonesia's Yudhoyono meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

Indonesia's Yudhoyono meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands before their talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9 on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit ends with key emitters' nod for 'deep' CO2 cuts

G-8 summit ends with key emitters' nod for 'deep' CO2 cuts

RUSUTSU, Japan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a news conference at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako.

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Chinese President Hu talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

Chinese President Hu talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands prior to their talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9. (Pool photo)

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Chinese President Hu talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

Chinese President Hu talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd from R) sit for bilateral talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9. (Pool photo)

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Bush leaves Japan after attending G-8 summit

Bush leaves Japan after attending G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako.

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Australia's Rudd meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

Australia's Rudd meets Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda

TOKYO, Japan - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and Japanese Prime Yasuo Fukuda shake hands ahead of their meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 9 on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a news conference at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after hosting the three-day Group of Eight summit in Toyako.

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IMF chief says G-8 expansion 'makes sense'

IMF chief says G-8 expansion 'makes sense'

RUSUTSU, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks to a group of reporters at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the Group of Eight summit in Toyako.

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Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a news conference at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after hosting the three-day Group of Eight summit in Toyako.

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16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of 16 major greenhouse gas emitters and representatives from international organizations pose for photos after their meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido on July 9. (From L to R) are IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Thabo Mbeki, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, U.S. President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria. (Pool photo)

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16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of 16 major greenhouse gas emitters and representatives from international organizations pose for photos after their meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido on July 9. (Pool photo)

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

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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Fukuda, Medvedev share determination to resolve island row

Fukuda, Medvedev share determination to resolve island row

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd from L) meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd from R) on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 8. They confirmed their determination to discuss a bilateral territorial dispute with sincerity and try to solve the longstanding problem, a Japanese official said. (Pool photo)

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16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - (From L to R) South African President Thabo Mbeki, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao chat before posing for photos after talks among leaders of 16 major greenhouse gas emitters and representatives from international organizations at the Windsor Hotel Toya 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

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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Group of 5 leaders meet in Sapporo

Group of 5 leaders meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a news conference after attending a meeting of Group of Five leaders in Sapporo on July 8. The leaders of Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa are in Hokkaido for an ''outreach'' meeting with Group of Eight leaders on the third day of the three-day G-8 summit at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako on July 9.

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Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

Fukuda vows to lead global debate on long-term emissions cut

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a news conference at the International Media Center in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 9 after hosting the three-day Group of Eight summit in Toyako.

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16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

16 major CO2 emitters end meeting in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of 16 major greenhouse gas emitters and representatives from international organizations pose for photos after their meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido on July 9. (Pool photo)

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Group of 5 leaders call for cooperation on Beijing Olympics

Group of 5 leaders call for cooperation on Beijing Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L to R) South African President Thabo Mbeki, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet the press after a meeting in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 8 at which they called for worldwide cooperation to make next month's Beijing Olympics a success. The Group of Five leaders are in Hokkaido for an ''outreach'' meeting with Group of Eight leaders on the third day of the three-day G-8 summit at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako on July 9.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda meets the press at G-8 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda meets the press at G-8 summit

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks to reporters after a working lunch on the second day of the three-day Group of Eight summit at the Windsor Hotel Toya in the Toyako lakeside resort in Hokkaido on July 8. (Pool photo)

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Fukuda, Medvedev share determination to resolve island row

Fukuda, Medvedev share determination to resolve island row

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 8. They confirmed their determination to discuss a bilateral territorial dispute with sincerity and try to solve the longstanding problem, a Japanese official said. (Pool photo)

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G-8 leaders plant pine trees able to absorb 20% more CO2

G-8 leaders plant pine trees able to absorb 20% more CO2

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd L) passes a shovel to U.S. President George W. Bush while German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R of Fukuda) look on as Group of Eight leaders plant a new strain of pine trees at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 8. The trees are able to absorb 20 percent more carbon dioxide than traditional strains, experts say. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 reaches consensus on long-term CO2 cut target

G-8 reaches consensus on long-term CO2 cut target

TOYAKO, Japan - 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 photos at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Japan, on July 8. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 reaches consensus on long-term CO2 cut target

G-8 reaches consensus on long-term CO2 cut target

TOYAKO, Japan - 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 photos at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Japan, on July 8. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.N. chief Ban makes speech at Hokkaido University

U.N. chief Ban makes speech at Hokkaido University

SAPPORO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon delivers a speech at Hokkaido University in Sapporo on July 8. Ban is in Hokkaido to attend an outreach session of the Group of Eight summit at Hokkaido's Toyako lake resort.

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Indian premier arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

Indian premier arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 7 for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido.

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G-8 summit: G-8 leaders attend 'Yosako' dance performance

G-8 summit: G-8 leaders attend 'Yosako' dance performance

TOYAKO, Japan - A ''Yosako! Soran'' dance performance is staged for leaders of Group of Eight countries in the evening of July 7 at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, the venue of this year's G-8 summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - A motorcade carrying Chinese President Hu Jintao passes crowds of flag-waving well-wishers on his arrival at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido. The banner, in Chinese, reads: ''President Hu, we welcome you.''

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Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 7 for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido.

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G-8 summit: Fukuda receives proposal from Junior 8 summiteers

G-8 summit: Fukuda receives proposal from Junior 8 summiteers

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda flanked by other leaders of the Group of Eight nations receives a ''Junior Eight'' declaration from Shiro Kuriwaki, a high school student who represented Japan at the Junior Eight Summit, at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 7. The declaration, drafted by teenagers from 15 countries who gathered for the Junior Eight Summit in Chitose, Hokkaido, from July 2, urges G-8 leaders to be environmentally friendly and to promote low-cost medicines. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with Algeria President Bouteflika

G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with Algeria President Bouteflika

TOYAKO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) poses with Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a bilateral meeting at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 7. Bouteflika is in Japan for an ''outreach'' meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and key African countries. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations and other invited participants pose for a commemorative photo on July 7, the opening day of the three-day G-8 summit at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido. From L to R: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ghana's President John Kufuor, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, U.S. President George W. Bush, Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with South African President Mbeki

G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with South African President Mbeki

TOYAKO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (far L) meets with South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki (far R) on the sidelines of an ''outreach'' meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and key African countries at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido, on July 7. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with South African President Mbeki

G-8 summit: Fukuda meets with South African President Mbeki

TOYAKO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) poses with South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki during a bilateral meeting at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido, on July 7. Mbeki is in Japan for an ''outreach'' meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and key African countries. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations and other invited participants chat during a photo session for G-8 and African leaders attending the G-8 ''outreach'' meeting at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido, on July 7. From L to R: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, U.S. President George W. Bush, Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Pool photo)

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French President Sarkozy arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

French President Sarkozy arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako. (Pool photo)

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G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

TOYAKO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (4th from L) shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush after government leaders of the Group of Eight nations and other invited participants posed for a commemorative photo on July 7, the opening day of the three-day G-8 summit at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido. Others in the photo are (from L to R): Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade. (Pool photo)

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German Chancellor Merkel talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

German Chancellor Merkel talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, July 7. They met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit. (Pool photo)

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

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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German Chancellor Merkel talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

German Chancellor Merkel talks with Japanese PM Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (3rd from R) sit for their bilateral talks at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, July 7. They met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit. (Pool photo)

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150 people hold anti-G8 summit rally in Hokkaido

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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British Prime Minister Brown arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

British Prime Minister Brown arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Brown arrive at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako. (Pool photo)

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Russia's Medvedev arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

Russia's Medvedev arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Canada's Harper holds talks with Fukuda

Canada's Harper holds talks with Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Windsor Hotel Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 6. (Pool photo)

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Canada's Harper holds talks with Fukuda

Canada's Harper holds talks with Fukuda

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) holds talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2nd from L) at the Windsor Hotel Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 6. (Pool photo)

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Barroso arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

Barroso arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido.

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