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Japanese officials are scrambling to work out the details for a Group of Seven meeting spontaneously revived by U.S. President Donald Trump, including dealing with quarantine laws for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his entourage.

The logistical headaches started when, in signature Trumpian fashion, the president casually announced a major decision involving global leaders in a single tweet sprinkled with unnecessary capital letters--catching governments around the world by surprise, including his own.

“Now that our Country is ‘Transitioning back to Greatness,’ I am considering rescheduling the G-7, on the same or similar date, in Washington, D.C., at the legendary Camp David,” Trump tweeted minutes before midnight in Japan time on May 20. “The other members are also beginning their COMEBACK. It would be a great sign to all--normalization!”

It contradicted the U.S. government’s previous announcement that the G-7 meeting would be a teleconference session, instead of an in-person one, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese government officials rushed to fact-check the statement, only to find that their counterparts in Washington were just as dumbfounded as they were.

Within a few days, U.S. officials told them the G-7 Summit would be rescheduled to June 25 and 26, Japanese government sources said.

“I would like to attend, if various circumstances permit,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference on May 25.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13413413