Leader Call: The leaders had begun their day with a visit to Ise Jingu, a shrine complex that sits at the spiritual heart of Japan's native Shintoism.
While such pessimism was dismissed by some countries like Germany, Abe was attempting to have the G7 paint a dismal view of the global economy to justify delaying the tax hike or deploying a big domestic spending package, some analysts say. "Other G7 leaders said it is necessary for G7 to issue a clear signal", Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshige...