Another G8 Summit, another protest.

Thousands rallied in northern Japan calling for the G8 rich industrialised nations to be disbanded on Saturday while in Paris, member France called for the group to grow to include major emerging states such as China and India.

In Sapporo, several thousand people protested against the annual Group of Eight summit due to take place at a luxury hotel 70 km (45 miles) away.

The 90-minute march by Japanese and foreign activists took place under heavy security ahead of the July 7-9 meeting at the hot spring and lake resort of Toyako.

The only bad thing about these protests is that nobody important ever listens to the voices of the protestors. The only people that pay attention anymore are the activists themselves, and once in a while a news story like this will show up. That's about it.

It's too bad, though, because the protesters usually have some very good things to say.