by Huw GRIFFITH ISE-SHIMA, Japan(AFP) — World leaders began gathering in Japan Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven summit set to be dominated by the lackluster global economy. The leaders were to make their way to Ise Shima, a mountainous and sparsely populated area 300 kilometers (200 miles) southwest of Tokyo, whose mainly elderly residents rely chiefly on tourism and cultured pearls. Security was tight across the region, with thousands of extra police drafted […]
