Can the other g7 leaders keep the us president On Side Over Trade and Climate Change . Plus from Rags To Riches. Its the Global Capital of cast off clothing but is indias Textile Recycling Trade now under threat . Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. Also coming up canadas Trade Minister raises his concerns about washingtons trade policy. We start in southern italy, in the Sicilian Resort of taormina where as youve been hearing, the g7 group of top industrialised nations is starting a two day summit. Itll be the first one attended by President Trump. Hes not the only newcomer of course frances president macron will be among those making a debut as well as british Prime Minister theresa may and the host, italian Prime Minister paolo gentiloni. Lets just remind ourselves how important this group is and whats on their agenda. The seven countries account for getting on for half of the worlds wealth over 46 . But many of them are struggling with comparatively stagnant economies.
thatis looking atjapan, a country that is used to earthquakes and also be prepared for them, that the rest of the world can maybe take in terms of starting up their game and make sure they can be prepared and produce any sort of loss of damage from future earthquakes? i sort of loss of damage from future earthquakes?- sort of loss of damage from future earthquakes? i think the big lesson. future earthquakes? i think the big lesson. as future earthquakes? i think the big lesson, as we ve future earthquakes? i think the| big lesson, as we ve discussed, is even when a country is very prepared for earthquakes, we are likely to see significant damage and impacts from very large events and thus it s very important for people in regions that can be affected by events like this to be prepared, to know what to do when an earthquake happens, to know how to protect themselves, how to protect their families, and what to do in the aftermath of an earthquake so that they can perhaps survive w
damage can be detected. if we can use that you rapidly figure out how big the earthquake is likely to be and how significant an area that is going to be shaken, we can distribute warnings to people in infrastructure that can take protective actions. that is what they have set up injapan and have been using for a number of years in that region. what does it actually look like? i would talk about a tax a lot on your phone? what sort of a lot do you get? in a lot on your phone? what sort of a lot do you get? of a lot do you get? in the united states of a lot do you get? in the united states it of a lot do you get? in the united states it is - of a lot do you get? in the united states it is a - of a lot do you get? in the united states it is a text l of a lot do you get? in the| united states it is a text on your phone or transmission that appears as an emergency alert on your phone. also third party apps that distribute warnings as well that will give you notifications and it is thos
that i witnessed and reported on. in april of 2020, an armed mob stormed the michigan state house. among them, members of the wolverine watchmen militia group. i met them and others outside, armed to the teeth. this is pete musico, co founder of the wolverine watchmen. you have to intimidate your government to keep them in check. if you look atjapan, china, you look at history when you take away weapons, government has a chance to run you over. musico is now serving 12 years in prison for his part in a plot to kidnap the governor of michigan. so state houses across america were already being targeted well before the 2020 election, and there was detailed intelligence warning that violent disorder was being planned at the us capitol forjanuary 6th. so why weren t the authorities ready?
as a national crisis, you know, like this under representation of women in politics. japan is the world s third largest economy, yet it has an abysmal record when it comes to women in politics ranking at the bottom ten of 146 countries. and yes, the traditional social norms here make it very difficult for women to pursue a political career. but those who do have to deal with misogyny and harassment. this group of researchers and female politicians is trying to change that. they re hoping that their confidential online there are some rare success stories, but it will take generations for women to get equal seats atjapan s top decision making table. shaima khalil, bbc news, tokyo. the oscars will be handed out on sunday and this year s line up includes a record number of nominees of asian heritage. in the lead up to the awards, my colleague karishma vaswami spoke to domee shi, director of turning red, which is nominated for best animated movie. she talked about the weight of being a tr