Toyako-cho
2008 G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit - Path to the Summit
- November 14 , 2007
- Training and Lecture on Receiving Foreign VisitorsTheme: Satisfying Foreign Tourists with HospitalityLecturer: Keiichiro Yamada (the JTIC SWISS Representative and a leader in the field of tourism).
- November 4 , 2007
- Land, Infrastructure, Transport Minister Tetsuro Fuyushiba inspects disaster recovery efforts.
- October 26 , 2007
- The advanced party of the Russian government visits the town offices.
- October 25 , 2007
- Tourism and Event Subcommittee of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Residents Council meet.
- October 24 , 2007
- Environment Beautification Subcommittee and the Advertising and Records Subcommittee of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Residents Council meet.
- October 23 , 2007
- General Affairs and Planning Subcommittee of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Residents Council meet.
- October 22 , 2007
- A pep rally for the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Coast Crime Prevention Association is held.
- October 18 , 2007
- Working towards an environment-friendly city - Information on the Hydrogen Car Test Drive added.
- October 17 , 2007
- Political Counsellor at the South Africa Embassy in Japan, Nelia Barnard, and First Secretary Ray Medhurst inspected Toyako-cho.
- October 16 , 2007
- Assistant to the Head of Nago-shi, Gushiken, visited and exchanged opinions.
- October 15 , 2007
- Mayor of Nagasaki attends the Hokkaido New Forum.
- October 4 , 2007
- Special Committee on the Summit meet.
- October 1 , 2007
- Summit homepage launched.
- September 30 , 2007
- Operation Toya Clean-up is launched.
- September 25, 2007
- Third meeting of the Residents Council is held.
- September 20, 2007
- Hotel and Ryokan Environmental Business Seminar is held.
- September 17, 2007
- Head of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference inspects the area.
- September 15, 2007
- Indonesian Ambassador to Japan visits.
- September 14, 2007
- Meeting of chair and co-chairs of the Residents Council is held.
- September 13, 2007
- Nine members of the Northern Territory (four islands) Exchange Program (No Visa Exchange Mission) visits the town offices.
- September 8, 2007
- Region Revitalization Forum in Muroran (aiming for a hydrogen society) is held.
- September 6, 2007
- Deputy Head attends the Town Assembly Summit Action Special Committee.
- September 3, 2007
- Local inspection and exchange of opinion meeting is held with the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Special Committee (Prefecture assembly)
- August 29, 2007
- Second meeting of the Hokkaido Summit Toyako Summit Residents Council is held.
- August 29-30, 2007
- 17 foreign correspondents take part in a pre-summit PR press tour.
- August 27-29, 2007
- Group of 14 people, including the deputy head, Onsen Ryokan Association, and Restaurant Association inspect locations in Okinawa, such as Nago-shi.
- August 26, 2007
- First Creating of Healthy Forests around Toyako and Scenery Preservation Event is held. The event was sponsored by the NGO Toyako City Planning Tourism Association.
- August 24, 2007
- Meeting of heads of the local government is held.
- August 11-12, 2007
- Toya-Iburi Fair is held.
- August 7, 2007
- Toyako-cho Mochitsuki is included in the One-Year Till Next Time Event.
- August 1, 2007
- Summit Promotion Office of the Toyako-cho Planning Disaster Prevention Promotion Office is changed to a four member system.
- July 25, 2007
- Welcoming national flags are added to the Toyako Culture Center.
- July 7, 2007
- Tanabata - One year until the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Event - Wish upon a Beautiful Star - is held.
- [Sponsors]
- Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Environment, Hokkaido, Toyako-cho, Sobetsu-cho, Toyoura-cho, Date-shi
- [Location]
- Toyako Visitor Center
- [Participants]
- Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe (relay), Minister of the Environment, Wakabayashi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Head of Summit Preparatory Secretariat, Fukada, Director of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Special Committee Hokkaido Assembly, Kobe, Chairman of the Hokkaido Economic Federation, Minamiyama, Representative of the Hokkaido Headquarters of Sapporo Beer, Toda, Heads of nearby cities (Toyako-cho, Date-shi, Toyoura-cho, Sobetsu-cho), Sakana-kun (celebrity), Satomi Takasugi (celebrity), Seita Emori (Head of the Climate Risk Assessment Research Section of the National Institute for Environmental Studies), local elementary school students (47), Toyako-cho residents (24)
- [Post event]
- 2008 Hokkaido Toyako Summit countdown board unveiling is held.
- The Hokkaido Toyako Summit logo contest is launched (July 7?September 21).
- July 6, 2007
- Hokkaido Toyako Summit Iburi Region Promotion Council is established.
- July 3, 2007
- Briefing is held for the members of the Heiligendamm inspection team.
- July 1, 2007
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs G8 Summit Preparatory Secretariat is established.
- June 30, 2007
- Welcoming national flags are added to the city offices.
- June 28, 2007
- Founding general meeting of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Residents Council is held.
- June 26, 2007
- Second meeting of the Toyako-cho Summit Promotion Headquarters is held.
- June 18, 2007
- Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Hokkaido Residents Council and the Hokkaido Toyako Summit Promotion Headquarters (prefecture) are established.
- June 15, 2007
- Toyako-cho Summit Promotion Headquarters is established.
- June 6-12, 2007
- Inspection of Heiligendamm, Germany ? the chairman of the Toyako Onsen Tourist Association joins the Hokkaido inspection team.
- June 4, 2007
- Minister and Deputy Head of Mission in Japan, Mr. Donald Bobiash and Minister and Consul General Stephan Walsh pay a courtesy visit.
- June 2-12, 2007
- Inspection of Heiligendamm, Germany ? Head of the Office accompanies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inspection team to Heiligendamm, Germany (held June 6th -8th ).
- June 1, 2007
- Hokkaido Summit Promotion Department is established.
- May 25, 2007
- 2008 Toyako Summit Promotion Committee is established (Toyako Onsen Tourist Association).
- May 24, 2007
- Minister of the German Embassy in Tokyo, Head of the Economics Department, Stefan Gallon pay a courtesy visit.
- May 23-25, 2007
- Footage is filmed for a DVD to introduce the location for the next summit by the Cabinet Office.
- May 18-19, 2007
- 18th
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects the location of the Toyako-cho Summit (Windsor Hotel).
- 19th
- Breakfast roundtable is held with Prime Minister Abe (participants include the heads of Toyako-cho, Muroran-shi, Toyoura-cho, Atsuma-cho, and head of the Iburi subprefectural office).
- Prime Minister Abe inspects Toyako.
- Decision is made to name the summit the “Hokkaido Toyako Summit” and to hold the summit from July 7th -9th (three days). Announcement is made by Prime Minister Abe on the shore of Toyako.
- May 10, 2007
- Toyako-cho Planning and Disaster Prevention Division Summit Promotion Office is established.
- May 5, 2007
- Welcoming banners are strung up at two locations on the town offices, general office, cultural center, and Onsen waterway.
- April 23, 2007
- Toyako-cho is officially selected as the location to hold the 2008 Summit.
- March 12, 2007
- Governor of Hokkaido and head of Toyako-cho submit the request to the Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- March 2, 2007
- Head of the assembly and the director of the Toyako Onsen Tourism Association submit a request to hold the 2008 Summit to the governor of Hokkaido.