• New Satellite Analysis Shows Mauritius Oil Slick Growing Ten Times In Size Over Past Five Days
  
  The latest satellite imagery captures the rapidly widening oil spill around the site of stricken Japanese bulk carrier, the Wakashio, on the pristine coral reefs of the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius.
  By Nishan Degnarain, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 23:15:01 -0400.
• Urgent pumping removes oil from ship grounded near Mauritius
  
  In a race against tides and time, workers pumped tons of fuel on Tuesday from a Japanese bulk carrier ship grounded in the shallow waters of Mauritius to try to prevent a renewed oil spill from further fouling the island's ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:40:36 +1200.
• UK-Japan post-Brexit talks 'hit stumbling block over Stilton'
  
  Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and Japan have reportedly hit a "stumbling block" - blue cheese.
  Sky News.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:11:00 +0100.
• Post-Brexit deal with Japan delayed due to CHEESE demands
  
  Trade Secretary Liz Truss is believed to be insisting on better terms for agricultural exports, and Stilton in particular.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:58:18 +0100.
• Stilton drives wedge between UK-Japan Brexit deal
  
  Stil-tons to do as talks over blue cheese become an unlikely obstacle to a post-Brexit trade agreement.
  BBC News.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:00:10 GMT.
• Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
  
  TOKYO (AP) - Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares in U.S. carrier T-Mobile. ...
  Yuri Kageyama.  Washington Times.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:52:36 -0400.
• Brexit: UK-Japan trade deal 'consensus' crumbles over Stilton
  
  Negotiations hit snag as trade secretary Liz Truss insists on preferential treatment for Britain's blue cheese makers
  Adam Forrest.  The Independent.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 07:51:50 GMT.
• Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
  
  MITO, Japan (AP) - The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and Brazil. ...
  Elaine Kurtenbach and Mark Stevenson.  Washington Times.  Tue, 11 Aug 2020 02:02:09 -0400.
• Tokyo to build JSDF base on Mage Island
  
  The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has revealed plans to build a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base, as well as a training site for US carrier-based aircraft ...
  Janes 360.  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:56:29 Z.
• Japan's legacy of forced labor haunts ties with neighbors
  
  For years, Yeom Chan-soon was haunted by the cracking sound of a leather belt eating into the flesh of a fellow Korean mine worker being punished for trying to escape from forced labor in Japan. ...
  Yahoo.  Sun, 09 Aug 2020 22:23:41 -0400.
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75th anniversary of atomic bombings
  
  It is 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities, leading to WW2's end.
  BBC News.  Sat, 08 Aug 2020 23:13:35 GMT.
• From the Archives, 1995: Tom Uren, witness to Nagasaki
  
  Tom Uren was being held captive as a POW near the Japanese city on August 9, 1945, the day it was devastated by an atomic bomb.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000.
• Mauritius Faces Environmental Crisis as Oil Spills From Grounded Ship
  
  A Japanese-owned bulk carrier ran aground near the Indian Ocean island in late July, with nearly 4,000 tons of fuel oil and 200 tons of diesel on board. And now its hull has cracked.
  Elian Peltier.  New York Times.  Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:14:09 +0000.
• Trump-backed businessman beats Cruz and Paul-backed surgeon in Tennessee primary clash
  
  Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement for President Trump to victory Thursday in a hotly contested Republican Senate primary in Tennessee.
  Frank Miles.  Fox News.  Fri, 07 Aug 2020 02:14:54 GMT.
• Mix of contaminants in Fukushima wastewater, risks of ocean dumping
  
  Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power, radiation levels have fallen to safe levels in all but the waters closest to the shuttered power plant. ...
  Science Daily.  Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:36:10 EDT.
• Carter Stewart ditched the MLB draft to pitch in Japan; then came the coronavirus
  
  The 20-year-old's gamble shook baseball last year. Now he's faced with an unexpected twist -- he gets to pitch, but doesn't know when he'll get to see his family again.
  ESPN.  Thu, 6 Aug 2020 12:01:35 EST.
• When This Beetle Gets Eaten By a Frog, It Heads For the 'Back Door'
  
  New research details how this Japanese water beetle travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharmed
  Smithsonian.  Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:36:56 +0000.
• Is WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend ETF (DFJ) a Strong ETF Right Now?
  
  Smart Beta ETF report for DFJ
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:20:02 GMT.
• Japan coronavirus: Theatre resumes in Tokyo amid surge in cases
  
  As Tokyo's governor considers ordering a new state of emergency, the theatre is at risk of closing once more.
  Al Jazeera.  Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:36:06 GMT.
• Earthquake of 5.9 magnitude rocks coast of Japan, says EMSC
  
  No casualties, destruction or tsunami threat were reported
  Tass.  Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:24:16 +0300.

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