of course, the japanese parliament is dominated by men, that s why medication for impotency was approved straightaway and why we had to fight for decades for the pill. japan s population is shrinking. the birth rate is among the lowest in the world. translation: the government says we have a low birth rate, and we need to have more babies, but the japanese system still doesn t support women to have babies. it s directly related. people don t want to more children because they can t afford them. education is so expensive. i went into politics because i wanted to change the law so that a woman can live
the real world. yes. and that took a couple of weeks, to do that, to verify that it was working in the laboratory and then start looking at whether it actually induced an immune response in animals. but even that s mind-blowing. so you get the formula. in a day the computer spits out a code for the vaccine. and then just a few weeks later you have a product, a liquid in the real world that is a prototype vaccine. yeah. so here at this unassuming lab and at several laboratories worldwide, scientists had not just an idea for the vaccine, but a real prototype vaccine capable of neutralizing the coronavirus within weeks of the outbreak. but what we didn t know is whether it would work. whether it was safe. now, the real challenge is will it produce the right immune response in humans, and then will it be protective.
sector workers. global firms amazon and apple are accused of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to recycle old tech products. and people mourn across argentina after the death of the footballing legend diego maradona. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. premier league champions liverpool are among the sides able to welcome back fans into stadiums next week, following the government s announcement on new tiers after lockdown. liverpool, along with london is in tier 2. meaning clubs can allow 2,000 supporters back under strict covid guidelines. arsenal are expected to become the first premier league side to see fans back, in their europa league match in north london a week today.
the headlines on bbc news: more than 23 million people in england will be living under the most severe coronavirus restrictions when lockdown ends next week. the chancellor says he s had to make tough choices as he defends his decision to freeze the pay of many public sector workers. global firms amazon and apple are accused of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to recycle old tech products. we will stay with our main story, the announcements of the head health
after half past i will be speaking to the mayor of greater manchester and the mayor of london. much more on the new restrictions coming in next week. mps have accused amazon and apple of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to help collect, recycle and repair old tech products. the environmental audit committee wants companies to be banned from intentionally shortening the life span of electronic devices. apple says it s surprised and disappointed by the report, while amazon said it s helped recycle 10,000 tonnes of electrical products in the uk over the past decade. ugo vallauri is one of the co fouders of the restart project, and teaches people how to repair their broken electronics. you would have a big job with me.