Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced on 5 June 2015 that Shima in Mie Prefecture was selected against other bids from Hiroshima, Kobe, Nagoya, Sendai, Niigata, Karuizawa, and Hamamatsu.

Ise Grand Shrine had an advantage in terms of security, as it has regularly hosted visits by both the Imperial family and Japanese political leaders.

The Japanese G7 presidency announced the following agenda:[6] The G7 leaders aim to address challenges affecting the growth of the world economy, like slowdowns in emerging markets and drops in the price of oil.

The G7 also issued a warning in the wake of the upcoming referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union that "a UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create and is a further serious risk to growth".

Despite all the talk of action, the G7 have missed this opportunity to end the destructive era of tax havens, and the world's poorest people – especially women and girls, will pay the price.

"[11]The G7 leaders aim to discuss current foreign policy issues like counterterrorism, conflicts in the Middle East, the Ukrainian crisis, North Korea's nuclear program, and the territorial disputes in the South China Sea.