Abstract
This chapter comprises three sections that proceed from the general to the specific. With reference to the extant literature, the first section establishes a definition of global governance. With this definition in mind, the second section explores the changing nature of the G7/8 summit process – from an ad hoc and informal ‘fireside chat’ of international solons into an incremental, institutionalized, year-long process of negotiations that serves as one of the many mechanisms of global governance. It also locates where the G7/8 summit process fits in and functions as one of the sites of global governance alongside the United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and World Trade Organization (WTO). Finally, the third section explores the Japanese government and its people's role and contribution in shaping the structures and mechanisms of global governance, in particular through the G7/8 as one site of activity.
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