Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Each year the G8 summit seems to force the leaders of the world’s largest economies to visit ever more dramatic and isolated locations for their gatherings. This year Japan has brought the leaders to the Windsor Hotel, an imposing five-star resort perched on a ridge above Lake Toya on the northern island of Hokkaido. Protesters are being kept well away, forced to stage their demonstrations in the city of Sapporo, two hours’ drive away. So without the distractions that …