ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on Sunday called on Japan to extend as much food aid to North Korea as it can.

The urging came during a breakfast meeting that wrapped up two days of talks between Kim and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori at this hot-spring resort city south of Tokyo.

During the breakfast, the two leaders spent much of their time discussing the situation in North Korea in a relaxed atmosphere, with both appearing in casual attire, a Japanese official said.