• Japan launches new 223mph N700S bullet train that can escape to safety in the event of an earthquake
  
  The N700S - the 's' stands for 'Supreme' - has a top speed of 360kph (223mph), though the line it serves, the Tokaido Shinkansen line, has a maximum operating speed of 285kph (177mph).
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:45:16 GMT.
• Tokyo Olympics seek COVID-19 defenses, but what exactly?
  
  As the president of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori knows experts will have to come up with defenses against COVID-19 for the postponed games to open a year from now.
  Fox News.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:33:52 GMT.
• Deadly floods, landslides wreak havoc in southern Japan
  
  For Japan, it is the worst natural disaster since a typhoon stuck last October.
  Al Jazeera.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:43:55 GMT.
• Greig Laidlaw joins Shining Arcs in Japan's Top League
  
  Former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has joined Shining Arcs in Japan's Top League, having left Clermont Auvergne at the end of last season.
  BBC News.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:19:06 GMT.
• Japan floods: Nearly 40 feared dead amid mudslides and torrential rain
  
  Thirteen people remain missing on island of Kyushu
  Sakura Murakami.  The Independent.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:31:58 GMT.
• Asia stocks rise as investors shrug off virus worries
  
  BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Monday as investors shrugged off rising coronavirus cases in the United States and some other countries. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia advanced. ...
  Joe Mcdonald.  Washington Times.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 04:39:56 -0400.
• Japan floods: Country braces for more rain as death toll rises
  
  At least 37 people died after record rains hit parts of south-western Japan on Saturday.
  BBC News.  Mon, 06 Jul 2020 06:54:30 GMT.
• Women Are Now Revitalizing The Traditional Male-Only Japanese Sake Industry
  
  The Japanese sake industry has long been excluding women from the essential production work. Now more women have joined the industry as key workforce and proven their excellence. Miho Imada of the Imada Brewery is a stellar example.
  By Akiko Katayama, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:21:01 -0400.
• Dozens dead after floods and mudslides in southern Japan
  
  At least 34 people have been confirmed or presumed dead after flooding in southern Japan.
  Sky News.  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 14:40:00 +0100.
• Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home
  
  At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
  Yahoo.  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 05:26:05 -0400.
• Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home
  
  Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
  Gerry Mullany.  New York Times.  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 04:29:49 +0000.
• Flooding, Mudslides Kill 2 in Southern Japan
  
  Authorities have urged more than 75,000 residents to evacuate.
  Voice of America.  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 03:21:41 -0400.
• Pharma Stock Roundup: PFE's Coronavirus Vaccine Study, Approvals in Focus
  
  Pfizer (PFE) releases promising early results from its COVID-19 vaccine study. Several new drug/line extensions get approval in the United States, EU and Japan.
  Kinjel Shah.  Zacks.  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:19:00 GMT.
• Turkey: pilots, others, on trial for helping Ghosn escape
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) - A private airline official, four pilots and two flights attendants went on trial in Istanbul on Friday, accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan to Lebanon, via Turkey. ...
  Mehmet Guzel.  Washington Times.  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:55:26 -0400.
• JGSDF to form new EW unit to defend Japan's southern remote islands
  
  The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will establish a new electronic warfare (EW) unit at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island between March ...
  Janes 360.  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:08:42 Z.
• In the Herald: July 2, 1915
  
  Japanese visitors, literature for blind and post for prisoners of war.
  Lyn Maccallum.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1000.
• New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers
  
  New Zealand's monster penguins that lived 62 million years ago had doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada, a new study has found.
  Science Daily.  Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:57:47 EDT.
• Japan to come up this fall with new package of anti-coronavirus measures for 2021 Olympics
  
  Japanese Ambassador to Russia Toyohisa Kozuki stressed that the most important issue at the moment regarding the organization of Olympic Games was to provide safeguard measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus
  Tass.  Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:16:29 +0300.
• Tokyo's space step an attempt to counter North Korea and China
  
  Japan said it will step up its defence capability in space and improve its ability to detect and track missiles, while cooperating with the United States in response to what it called a growing threat from North Korea and ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:10:07 +1200.
• Inside the regimented, raucous culture of Japanese baseball
  
  The documentary "Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams," premiering Monday on ESPN, chronicles the tournament that made stars out of Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi.
  ESPN.  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:40:48 EST.

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