Hiroshima residents protest against summit

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hundreds of Japanese citizens took to the streets in the city of Hiroshima on Saturday to protest against the upcoming G7 Summit from May 19 to 21.

Protests were also going to be held on Sunday, starting from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, a cenotaph where an atomic bomb was dropped by the United States during World War II.

About 200 citizens carrying banners reading "No G7" and "No War" gathered in Hiroshima to protest against the summit on Saturday as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the city to inspect the summit venues.