Asia Program Deputy Director, Shihoko Goto, who also serves as Director for Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise, provides an overview of the key topics that will make up the agenda at this year’s G7 Summit. She explains why Prime Minister Kishida selected Hiroshima as the host city, describes the similar and diverging interests of various countries vis-à-vis China, and highlights the united front in support of Ukraine. Goto also talks about efforts to involve countries from the global South in this year’s summit.