15710 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://theunionjournal.com/whats-long-and-fast-and-can-run-if-theres-an-earthquake-japans-newest-bullet-train-rt-world-newsJapan has launched a speed-record-breaking new Shinkansen, or bullet train. Not only is it convenient than previous models, however it can also run without external power during an emergency, albeit only for a quick distance. The N700S could be the latest incarnation of Japan’s famous bullet train,....Sun, 05 Jul 2020 18:53:00 +0200theunionjournal-d2d8b844fe56306e72ed9fe8ec45361520200705185300https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/japan-debuts-new-bullet-train-that-can-run-during-an-earthquake/Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the event of an earthquake. The N700S -- the 'S' stands for 'Supreme' -- entered into service July 1 and serves the Tokaido Shinkansen line, which links Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka.Sun, 05 Jul 2020 05:13:00 +0200newstalkzb-26493ff648ad98b67cc59ba7fd60fa4920200705051300https://japantoday.com/category/national/wireless-carriers-start-disaster-info-service-for-foreign-touristsMajor Japanese wireless carriers recently launched a service to provide foreign tourists with disaster relief information via mobile phone short message service in the event of an earthquake or typhoon. Three mobile phone service operators -- NTT Docomo Inc, KDDI Corp and SoftBank Corp -- began the....Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:31:00 +0200japantoday-42ef0c9ea71388e09e5d9e19303862fc20200705003100https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/07/157052d9f053-wireless-carriers-start-disaster-info-service-for-foreign-tourists.htmlMajor Japanese wireless carriers recently launched a service to provide foreign tourists with disaster relief information via mobile phone short message service in the event of an earthquake or typhoon. Three mobile phone service operators -- NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI Corp. and SoftBank Corp.Sat, 04 Jul 2020 07:45:00 +0200kyodonews-58a27ab50d5b838c131b9e4f8bd2e56e20200704074500