Event Updates

Abe says G7 host Japan will tighten security

(March, 28th ) Prime minister Shinzo Abe denounces attacks in Belgium, hikes security as ministry warns Japanese travelers. Japan,  which will host the G7 Summit on May 26-26, will further tighten security in response to the terrorist attacks on Belgium’s airport and...

China presses Japan not to bring up South China Sea at G7 Summit

(March 26th 2016) China has pressed Japan not to broach Beijing’s disputes with regional neighbors in the South China Sea at the upcoming Group of Seven summit to be held in Japan in May. Diplomatic sources say that China is pressuring Japan not to bring up Beijing’s...

BGF’s cybersecurity agenda is focused on adopting norms

BGF’s cybersecurity agenda is focused on adopting norms

(March, 19th) The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is presenting to participants in the G7 Summit its proposals for improving international cybersecurity.    The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is presenting to participants in the G7 Summit its proposals for improving...

The G7 Summits: What they are

The G7 Summits: What they are

(29th Feb 2016) The Boston Global Forum propose practical responses to some of the urgent issues that national and European Union officials will address at the summit, to be held May 26-27 in Japan.   With its BGF-G7 Summit Initiative, The Boston Global Forum is...

The G7 meetings  locations

The G7 meetings locations

(22th Feb 2016) The G7 meetings will be held in the following locations. The G7 meetings will be held in the following locations. Please click the venues on the map for the meeting schedule

Official Twitter account launched for G7 Japan 2016

Official Twitter account launched for G7 Japan 2016

  (February, 15th, 2016) The Japanese government today launched an official English language Twitter account for its G7 Presidency in 2016. This follows the handing over of the @G7 Twitter handle by Germany, which hosted the 2015 G7 Summit in Schloss-Elmau. Germany’s...