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Justin Trudeau and world leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan with the creaky global economy, terrorism, refugees, China's controversial maritime claims, and a possible Brexit headlining their packed agenda. While the leaders met their partners toured Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba city.

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Justin Trudeau and world leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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People wait for the arrival of G7 leaders outside Ise-Jingu Shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan on the first day of the G7 leaders summit.Stephane De Sakutin/AFP / Getty Images

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rides the automated driving vehicle during the presentation for automated-driving and fuel cell vehicles in Kashikojima, Japan.Getty Images

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Police try to control people during a demonstration denouncing the Group of Seven (G7) summit in nearby Ise, in the city of Tsu, Mie prefecture, Japan.Toru Yamanaka/AFP / Getty Images

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World leaders at the G7 summit take part in a tree planting ceremony on the grounds at Ise-Jingu Shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan.Stephane De Sakutin/AFP / Getty Images

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Partners of the G7 summit meetings participants Malgorzata Tusk (L), wife of European Council President Donald Tusk, Joachim Sauer (2nd L), husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Akie Abe (2nd R), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau.Toru Hanai/Reuters

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama attend session 2 meeting at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.Reuters

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, turns back to point as he views the scenery with other leaders of Group of Seven industrial nations on the first day of the G-7 summit meetings in Shima, Japan.The Associated Press

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Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau puts her hand on the shoulder of a female diver while chatting with them as spouses of the G-7 leaders visits Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba city, near Shima, Japan.The Associated Press

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron, middle back, and U.S. President Barack Obama as they walk behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel while on their way to an official family photo in Shima, Japan during the G7 Summit.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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