The Economist.
Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.
I'm Rosie Blore.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Japan is late to this, but it might finally be having a MeToo moment.
Our correspondent reports that although attitudes are slow to change among the country's elite,
popular outrage about assault is rising.
And I take a little trip to a vanishing slice of London life, the pie and mash shop.
We ask why this cheap but calorific meal is harder and harder to find.
And try something called liquor that isn't.
First up though,
it's the last week before Germany's federal election
and the parties are making their last ditch pitches.
On both Sunday and Monday,
the top four party leaders went head to head to head to head in TV debates.
Alisa Weidel, who heads the hard right Alternative for Germany or AfD party,
has been sticking to her usual talking points, banishing criminal migrants and closing borders.
Robert Habeck of the Green Party called out Donald Trump and Elon Musk,
allied to extend the boundaries of power.