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G7 Summit in Ise-Shima

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2016/04/28 Thursday Announcements, Information

About G7 Summit (Group of Seven)

The G7 Summit is the Group of Seven formed by Japan, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Canada. In this summit meeting, the president of the European council, as well as the president of the European commission take part. In this G7 summit, the leading countries of the group sit around to exchange opinions in an informal way, free and vigorous on the several issues related directly to the international society. And the result of this summit meeting is summarized in form of declarations.

The hosting country of G7 Summit, during the year of fulfillment, from January to December, becomes the lead country of the Groups of Seven. And this lead country of G7 will carry out prior meetings and preparative meetings, as well as the execution of the real process to hold the meeting summit and the foreign affairs ministers and ministerial.

Japan held the meeting 5 times to the present moment, on summit meetings in 1979, 1986, 1993, 2000 and 2008. And, this year, for the first time, the G7 Summit will be held on May 26th and 27th in Ise-Shima, located in Mie Prefecture.

Mie Citizens Council for the Ise-Shima Summit

For a successful completion of the Ise-Shima Summit, citizens in Mie Prefecture along with municipal and prefectural governments, companies, related organizations and institutions joined with the aim to mobilize and strenghten the whole prefecture, an integrated public-private organization was established on June 26, 2015.

The top issues to be discussed during G7 Summit are as follows:

  1. Economy and world trade
  2. Politics and foreign affairs
  3. Energy and climate change
  4. Development
  5. Investment in high-quality infrastructure
  6. Health
  7. Woman

References:

http://mie.summit-net.jp/

http://www.g7ise-shimasummit.go.jp/

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Citizen’s Day in Mie 2016

2016/04/28 Thursday Announcements, Information

２０１６年４月１６日（土）に「県政１４０周年記念イベントが開催されます」

 2016 Kenmin no Hi

The Citizen’s Day in Mie (Kenmin no Hi) is the commemorative day of Mie Prefecture foundation, on April 18, 1876 (Meiji 9), by joinijng the two ancient prefectures of Annotsu (later named Mie-ken) and Watarai, after the clans’ abolition law and the creation of the prefectures in 1871 (Meiji 4). And, in 1976 (Showa 51), as the centenarian commemoration of the prefecture has established as government, the date of April 18 has been determined as Citizen’s Day in Mie.

And, on this April 18, the Citizen’s Day in Mie will celebrate140 years of Mie Prefecture’s foundation. To celebrate this day, a special event will be held on April 16 on the following theme:

“Find out since the history to the wonders of Mie! The past, the present and the future of Mie”

Commemorative Event on 140 years of Mie Prefecture’s Foundation

Date and time: April 16, 2016 (Saturday) from 10:30 a.m to 12 p.m
Location: Mie-ken Sogo Hakubutsukan (MieMu) – Lecture Room
Address: Tsu-shi, IsshindenKozubeta 3060
Content:
To celebrate the 140 years of Mie Prefecture’s foundation and in order to the citizens are able to rediscover the wonders of Mie, after a lecture led by an expert on local history, a discussion panel on sources that bring a mix of tradtition and innovation will be carried out. Topics on the future of the prefecture will be discussed.  The vice-president of a global company, as well as the curator of MieMu and students from high school tasked by the future of Mie Prefecture will join this panel.

Related activities

Admission free in public facilities

Along with the commemorative event of Citizen’s Day, the permanent exhibition of MieMu (Mie Prefectural Museum) is admission free, as well as other public facilities in Mie (provincial, municipal, among others) will allow free admission entrance (others will offer a price discount)

*For more details, get in touch directly to the facilities.

[Public facilities list (summarized)]

[Public facilities list (detailed)]

Contact:

Mie-ken Somu-buSomu-ka
Tel: 059-224-2190  Fax: 059-224-2125
E-mail: soumu@pref.mie.jp
Home Page with details on this event:
http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/D1SOUMU/000067598.htm

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