Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China began an annual cooperation summit Sunday expected to focus on how to work together in enhancing nuclear safety and handling disasters, as host Japan is still reeling from the aftermath of March's massive earthquake and tsunami.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao went to Tokyo after making a solidarity trip to Fukushima, home to the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that is still spewing radiation. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan traveled together with them.
Lee not only comforted displaced residents, but also tasted, before a barrage of camera flashes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables and fruits produced in the region in a symbolic gesture underlining Seoul's support for the disaster-stricken neighboring nation.
The tasting was meant to show that food from the region is safe to consume.