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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday announced a loan to Indonesia of US$300m dollars in the first batch of aid under Tokyo’s new initiative on fighting climate change.
Fukuda met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Japanese northern resort of Toyako on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit.

Fukuda “highly praised” Indonesia’s [...]

Toilets that take on a life of their own, eco-cars coming sooner than you might think and security on Segways have cast this year’s G8 summit in a decidedly green hue.
Japan has made climate change awareness the overarching theme of this year’s meeting of rich nations and reminders to be environmentally aware are everywhere, down [...]