Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

Today from London I'm your host Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaped in your world.

In Japan the ethos of imprisonment is one of retribution, meaning labor, restricted activities,

and a lot of quiet.

End is bad news for the increasing share of elderly prisoners, so authorities are at

last reforming the penal system.

And perhaps the single most helpful technology for Ukraine's forces in fending off Russia's

invasion have been anti-tank missiles.

Now supplies are running worryingly low, but the weapons may already have done their most

important work.

Thank you.

Well, this is it folks.

Thank you everybody for coming out.

Today Britain officially gets a new Prime Minister.

This morning Boris Johnson will visit the Queen at Belmoral Castle, a residence in Scotland,

where he'll offer his resignation.

Before setting off one more splash of bombast, outside his Downing Street residence,

he compared himself to a booster rocket that had fulfilled its function.

And I will be supporting Liz Truss and the new government every step of the way.

Thank you all very much.

Thank you.

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