Much was made, of course, of the so-called “fake lake” in the media centre at the Toronto G20 summit facility.
The Japanese, though, have gone one better here at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders summit. In the room where the leaders are meeting, the Japanese not only have a fake lake, filled with koi and Japanese carp, there also appears to be a fake bamboo forest where wallpaper and paint ought to be. (The fake lake is an all digital creation)
As per summit rules, the only media are not allowed in that room are the host broadcasters and host photographers. But, thanks to a top secret source with the Canadian delegation, we have this fuzzy pic of the lake, the forest and a rather bemused Prime Minister Stephen Harper:
