Associated Press: Japan’s leader met with Russia’s outgoing and incoming presidents Saturday, seeking Moscow’s support for global environmental initiatives before the Group of Eight summit. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda discussed Japan’s initiatives against global warming, as well as ways of mending ties with Russia, during his meetings with President Vladimir Putin and his president-elect Dmitry Medvedev. At the opening of talks, Putin said: “In the last two or three years, we managed to …