German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hoettges (L) during a tour of the CeBIT computing trade fair in Hannover, Germany, 20 March 2017. Reports state that more than 3,000 exhibitors from 70 countries are showing their products and solutions at the fair which expects to see about 200,000 visitors from March 20 to 24. Japan is this year's partner country of the CeBIT. EPA/Carsten Koall