The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider will provide a large sample of charm mesons in addition to its primary goal of B meson production. The large data sample and wide variety of accessible D meson decay modes in a clean experimental environment provide sensitivity to new physics via D meson mixing and CP violation measurements. This contribution briefly describes selected components of the upgrade from Belle to Belle II and KEKB to SuperKEKB, and some prospects for new physics searches in the areas of charm mixing and CP violation. ; Comment: to appear in the proceedings of The 5th International Workshop on Charm Physics (Charm 2012)