Events
G7 foreign ministers meet in Hiroshima
( April 11st, 2016) Foreign ministers of the G7 nations met early this week in Hiroshima, Japan, to plan for the G7 Summit to be held May 26-27. John Kerry will become the first ever US secretary of state to visit Hiroshima, obliterated by an American atomic bomb in 1945. Given the heightened fears of nuclear proliferation to Islamic terrorists and nuclear saber-rattling by North Korea, the site of the foreign ministers’ meeting, in a city destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb at the end of World War II, takes on particularly strong symbolism. John Kerry is the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Hiroshima. President Obama may also go to the now thriving city during his summit visit to Japan. The foreign ministers were...
G7 to invite Vietnam, some other nations in region to summit
(April 11st, 2016) In a sign that the G7 nations (Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United...
Japanese government spokesman to speak on BGF – G7 Summit Initiative topics
( April 11st, 2016) Yasuhisa Kawamura, the Director General for Press and Public Diplomacy for the...
Upbeat sides of the summit
(April 11st, 2016) The G7 Summit will take up far more than such dark topics as terrorism,...
Live on March 10th: Prof. Ezra Vogel to speak on Cyber-Security
(March 10th, 2016) – Professor. Ezra Vogel, , the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social...
Japan sets economy, terrorism, Russia, North Korea as summit priorities.
(April 4th, 2016) Japan announced last week what it said it hoped would be priorities for the G7...
Abe says G7 host Japan will tighten security
(March, 28th ) Prime minister Shinzo Abe denounces attacks in Belgium, hikes security as ministry...
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...
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...
The G7 Summits: What they are
(29th Feb 2016) The Boston Global Forum propose practical responses to some of the urgent issues...
The G7 meetings locations
(22th Feb 2016) The G7 meetings will be held in the following locations. The G7 meetings...
Official Twitter account launched for G7 Japan 2016
(February, 15th, 2016) The Japanese government today launched an official English...
Japan to organize economic forum ahead of G7 Summit
(March 14th, 2016) Japan is hosting international economic forums starting this month to study...
Live on March 4th: Dr. Carlos Torres to speak on Global Citizenship and Cyber-Security
(Feb. 29th, 2016) – Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, a member of The Boston Global Forum (BGF), will...
The BGF recommends these as priorities for the G7 Summit
(7th March 2016) The Boston Global Forum, as part of its BGF-G7 Summit Initiative, urges the...
Live on Feb 22: John Savage’s talk on Strategies for Combating Cyber-Terrorism
(Feb. 14, 2016) – The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is pleased to introduce the third in series of...
A welcome message from Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about G7 Ise-Shima Summit
(Jan. 30, 2016) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent his welcome message in the opening of the G7...