Kishida, Biden meet ahead of G7 gathering in Hiroshima amid protests, tightened security

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Japanese and U.S. leaders on Thursday met in Hiroshima before a larger gathering of Group of Seven (G7) nations, overshadowed by protests and a tense atmosphere.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who holds the G7's rotating presidency and will host a three-day G7 summit that starts Friday, held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday evening in the western Japanese city.