German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda attend a news conference in Berlin June 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Berlin June 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Japan, Germany express concerns on food, climate change

    BERLIN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concerns over the current rising world food and fuel prices and global climate change in a press conference after they met in Berlin on Sunday.

    Fukuda emphasized that the world food production should be improved and called for developed countries export more advanced technologies and good seeds to poor countries. Full story