Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who will chair the G8 summit when it is held in Toyako, ministers in charge of environmental issues and members of the prime minister's panel of experts discussed ways to tackle climate change, an area where Japan hopes to show strong leadership on the global G8 stage. "The scenery we see here is magnificent. There will be lots of green in July and I believe people will understand the importance of (protecting) the environment," Fukuda said at the outset of a meeting at the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa, which will serve as the main venue of the G8 Hokkaido summit. In the afternoon, Fukuda, Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari moved on to a cultural center in Toyako to attend a public dialogue on environmental issues.