First Day of the G8 and G20 Summits

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Photograph of the leaders attending the G8 leaders' photo session

Photograph of the leaders attending the G8 leaders' photo session

  • Photograph of the leaders attending the G8 leaders' photo session
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving in Toronto, Canada, to attend the G8 Summit
  • Photograph of Prime Minister Kan shaking hands with Prime Minister Harper of Canada
  • Photograph of the Japan-Canada Summit Meeting
  • Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 1
  • Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 2
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister before the G8 welcome ceremony
  • Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the outreach session
  • Photograph of the leaders attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries
  • Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries
  • Photograph of the meeting with participants of the Youth Summit

Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving in Toronto, Canada, to attend the G8 Summit

Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving in Toronto, Canada, to attend the G8 Summit

Photograph of Prime Minister Kan shaking hands with Prime Minister Harper of Canada

Photograph of Prime Minister Kan shaking hands with Prime Minister Harper of Canada

Photograph of the Japan-Canada Summit Meeting

Photograph of the Japan-Canada Summit Meeting

Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 1

Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 1

Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 2

Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting 2

Photograph of the Prime Minister before the G8 welcome ceremony

Photograph of the Prime Minister before the G8 welcome ceremony

Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the outreach session

Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the outreach session

Photograph of the leaders attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries

Photograph of the leaders attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries

Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries

Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a photo session with leaders of G8 and outreach countries

Photograph of the meeting with participants of the Youth Summit

Photograph of the meeting with participants of the Youth Summit

On Friday, June 25 (local time), Prime Minister Naoto Kan attended the G8 Muskoka Summit held in Deerhurst, Canada.

Prior to the Summit, Prime Minister Kan held talks separately with Mr. Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. After the talks, Prime Minister Kan attended the G8 welcome ceremony, which marked the opening of the G8 Muskoka Summit. After the welcome ceremony, Prime Minister Kan attended the G8 working lunch with the leaders participating in the Summit, the outreach session with African countries, and then the expanded outreach session including three Latin American countries, and held discussions. In the evening, Prime Minister Kan met with participants of the Youth Summit and attended the G8 working dinner.

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The Prime Minister in action