As the city prepares for global leaders to arrive for the summit, restaurants are gearing up for a surge in visitors and orders of Hiroshima’s favourite dish

• Hiroshima survivors urge G7 leaders to unite against atomic weapons

Leaked menus for G7 working dinners can be relied on to generate a flurry of stories about the summit host and its priorities – from the clotted cream fudge and seafood showcased in Cornwall in 2021 to the meat-light, sustainable fare on offer in 2022 in the Bavarian Alps.

If this year’s host, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, follows suit, his G7 counterparts can expect a portion of okonomiyaki – the carb-heavy street food that helped rebuild Hiroshima after it was destroyed by a US atomic bomb.