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Article: Japanese prime minister leaves for Europe for talks ahead of next month's G8 summit
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- June 1, 2008
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left Sunday for Europe to hold talks with leaders from some Group of Eight industrial nations ahead of next month's summit in Japan.
Fukuda said he hoped to have frank discussions about the economy, climate change, food security and other global concerns during his five-day tour of Germany, Britain and Italy.
Japan is hosting the G-8 summit of industrialized nations in July, and those issues are expected to be major topics. Tokyo has said climate change will be at the center of the agenda.
"I would like to discuss how we can cooperate in addressing global warming and set a clear direction," ...