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2016 G7 Summit to be held in Japan
Topic Started: Jul 21 2015, 06:48 AM (109 Views)
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G7 2016 Summit to Be Held at Site of Mie’s Ise Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to send a message with the choice of location.


On June 5, the Japanese government announced that Mie prefecture would be hosting the 2016 G7 Summit. Mie prefecture is home to Ise Shrine, which is dedicated to the ancestral deities of the Japanese Imperial family, dating back around 2,000 years.

When the central government’s deadline closed last August for prefectural governors to apply to host the summit, Mie was not in the running. A member of the Prime Minister’s Office actually contacted the governor of Mie in December, encouraging him to submit a bid. Mie was subsequently declared a candidate on January 21.

Other candidate sites were Sendai, Niigata, Karuizawa, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Kobe, and Hiroshima. Ise Shrine had an advantage in terms of security, as it has regularly hosted visits by both the Imperial family and Japanese political leaders. Another plus was its location in close proximity to Chubu International Airport, offering easy access to visitors.

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