mary lou louis missouri with the great documentary series destruction of a nation starts march 4th on d w. d . to produce asia coming up to date sanctions against russia. this time of japan, the japanese prime minister amount to sanctions against russia, and to break away ukrainian regions. but would that make any impact at what is driving japan to take this action? we're in tokyo for says plus protests over a grand a financial aid package from the united states has prompted protest in there pod critics claim the grant will hold naples sovereignty and india is army of domestic

workers have to leave and, but without any social safety net now, some advocates are trying to change that ah, i british manager, welcome to d w. news asia data could join us. japan has announced sanctions against russia. oh, but it's actions in the ukraine. the sanctions cover the issuance of russian bonds in japan and also target to break away rebel regions in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin had recognized their claim to independence. on monday, japanese prime minister form yorkie sheeta announced the japanese sanctions earlier today. lovely to stay in seattle, japan has decided to impose the following sanctions. he still demila. first i do, we will suspend issuing visas to certain individuals of the 2 so called republics

of donuts and lou, hans, you 8 and fries their assets total. you see 2nd lucky we will introduce import an export bands. it was on the 2 so called republics. either. 3rd, we will prohibit the issuance and distribution of russian bonds in japan. he nuzzled agnes macklin go g vega. i got to do, but the situation worse and in the future engleside, we will work with the g 7 and other international communities. we are going to quickly take further action, sliding, turning off a more from a toko. as journalist, michael penn. michael, do we know how or even if these sanctions will hurt russia? i, it's pretty clear that the sanctions will have almost 0 effect. and in fact, they seem to have been designed to have almost 0 effect. so for example,

one of the sanctions says that people from the, these are these territories in ukraine will not be able to have the says to come to japan or not be able to trade with japan. well, clearly, you know, there's not much a trade between donnette skin and telco, and right now, almost all foreigners, anywhere in the world can't come in to japan for because of coven policies. so the idea that they won't issue visas to 2 people if not, territory, is pretty much the same policy from the rest of the world at the moment. so they're not really, there sanctions are basically symbolic to say that they're sanctions. they're clearly designed not to bite, not to have a real effect. sort of, they are not meant to have the real effect. what is the real reason behind them? well, the point is to say that a tokyo has imposed sanctions in the, in doing so. they're sort of making what they would say is sort of a, a moral statement on the side of international legality. but the real

reason is because the, you know, japan wants to keep a very close relationship with united states. it's very concerned about the rise of china and it's put strong value on the u. s. japan alliance. so in a sense, by keeping ah, close with united states on the rush issue, it means that japan can expect a strong backing from united states when it has its own security problems, possibly in east asia. so that, that would be the real key reason why japan is, is going along with this. are the 8 of your talk about in east asia on the part of the larger individual. big of japan is a key player. and a number of japanese diplomats have spoken over the past few days and they have talked about following the rules based international order because it is difficult not just in the in the pacific, but also in the case of ukraine. is that also another rationale behind this?

it's certainly a reason which a rationale which they will give and it's a part of sort of the, what's called the diplomatic posture of japan. it is true that you know, the japanese society and japanese within, you know, their own country are generally, you know, rule abiding people. but, you know, i think that if they found their national interests served by breaking the law. so, for example, let's say on the issue of whaling, they will, you know, they'll do so. but in most cases they, they present themselves as a rule abiding and, and forced for the rule of law in east asia in the world. journalist michael ben in the talk. your thanks so much for breaking that down or thank you. and as mike had mentioned that the principle of the so called rules based international order has been a key pitch from japanese diplomats. i spoke to one of them yesterday. japan's ambassador

to the e. u. yes. who ship my saki? i asked him how the ukraine crisis impacted japan's position in the into pacific region. and his answer was the need to uphold the rules based international order. you can watch that interview on our youtube channel. ah, parliament in a pal is due to restart debate on a controversial us aid grant on thursday. lawmakers were hoping to ratify the measure last week, but the discussion was postponed because of massive protests outside the parliament . and also opposition from some members of the ruling coalition. the grandeur $500000000.00 us dollars is supposed to be used for the construction of new power lines and other infrastructure projects. it's turning into an explosive issue in nepal. this is the latest in

a series of protests against the new infrastructure program, funded by the us security forces, use water cannon and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators who pelted them with rocks. the poll requested the aid from the u. s. government agency, known as the millennium challenge corporation, or m. c. c in 2017. but critics say it will harm to poll. oh, interesting. we are in opposition to m. c. c. a not just from today. we've opposed it for years. this is about agreement is against the country and the people in the demonstrators believe the u. s. aid threatens nicole sovereignty and could open the dual to the deployment of american soldiers in the himalayan nation.

do as deny such claims. calling the 8 a gift designed to fund development and improve conditions and daily life for ordinary people. but china accuses washington of attaching strings to the money. a spokesman recently saying, we oppose coercive diplomacy and actions that pursue selfish agendas at the expense of nepal, sovereignty and interests. much of the opposition is being driven by the communist parties that form part of napoleon governing coalition and are close to beijing in the neighboring india. an army of domestic workers help with the cooking, cleaning, and washing in the homes of indians who can afford their services. yet they aren't covered by labor laws or have access to social security, especially in their later years. the aftershocks of the pandemic have brought these

issues into shop relief. now, some employers are trying to provide a safety net for their domestic workers. this is what must be thus his day looks like. for almost a decade now, she spent 11 hours a day in this apartment, taking care of housework, cooking, cleaning, buying groceries, walking the dog, and everything in between. das makes trapeze 11000. that's around $130.00. your was a month. her husband owns a similar amount. these c, this is just about enough to support their family of 5. they cannot imagine social security or says the world. i try very hard to save money, but we end up needing to spend all of it every time. i really do try my best because i have a child to give up and i want to save for emergencies, but it just isn't possible. ost hub, hard to watch. thus his employer says she's grown up with domestic help. and as

a working woman, she is very dependent on da stood on her household. part watch says she tries to be a good employer and supports thus when she's the need. she gives her loans to deal with medical and other emergencies. but what she'd like to see for dos is long term financial security. give to pension bod watch, says, was a way to head thus accessed, that the initiatives simplify signing up for a government john pension scheme take using whatsapp bought watch. can open daughter's account within minutes and contribute to it. just realistically. where would she have figured out that she can? there's a thing called a pension account. where would she have decided to set it up? i'll be very honest. i find it hard to go to banks and other institutions and government offices to get my paperwork done. i'm a lawyer, there is no official record of the number of domestic workers in india. some estimates go as high as 15000000. they are all in formal workers with no rights

initiatives like give to pension or trying to plug that gap. but given the scale of the problem, people like some harsh panada, want to see a more fundamental change. for 10 years, he has been campaigning for a law on domestic workers rights that provides health care pension leave and fond that children education. they may be smaller than they some in some city who maybe has been so if you wonder, cozen woman, how can that be held for a long time? and this is only going to go all the work. we cannot do justice. being in documents recently devised labor cords do not cover domestic book for now. workers like das can only hope small initiatives like the one she's recently signed up for . we'll give her some financial security that's bought by my colleague and the re shaudra as well in delhi. and that's it for today to the cost more from the region

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economic backlash over the crisis in ukraine. western allies have been imposing sanctions after president putin ordered troops into the countries east. u. s. president joe biden and vowed sanctions targeting rushes sovereign debt aimed at cutting moscow off from western financing. the u. s. is also sanctioning 3 members of president putin in a circle and their family members. and it's, but the white house as it has tougher sanctions in store, if needed me. well, let's look at the e u, which has agreed to blacklist banks in vote with the financing of separatist activities in eastern ukraine. and i also specific measures against the 351 russian lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing to break away regions of eastern ukraine as independent because the u. s. banning trade with those regions. finally, germany has halted certification.