Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing ...

Amazon Japan has started using the country's iconic bullet trains to move packages between facilities across different ...

OMURA, Nagasaki Prefecture--The newly opened Shin-Omura Station here has been thrust into the spotlight among rail buffs as the new final stop on the “longest one-way train trip” in Japan. The opening ...

NAGOYA -- A vending machine selling the popular shrimp-flavored rice cracker "Yukari," which has long held the No. 1 spot in ...

Sadly, after eight years of service, the Hello Kitty Shinkansen will cease operations on Sunday May 17 2026. To celebrate its farewell, train operator JR West has rolled out a campaign to mark this ...

Development of the next-generation Shinkansen is proceeding in earnest. East Japan Railway Company has begun developing trial railway cars that will travel at 360 kilometers per hour, the fastest in ...

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, said Thursday that four N700S series shinkansen trains that are set to be used also for the inspection of related equipment will be named Dr. S. JR Central also ...

In a conference room in the Central Japan Railway Co.'s high-rise headquarters, Kenji Hagihara, a public relations manager, pauses in his telling of the story of Japan's high-speed rail system and ...

Sapporo – Unexpected construction delays and a tight labor market have made finishing the Hokkaido Shinkansen route to Sapporo by the end of the 2030 fiscal year problematic, although officials ...

If you’re travelling in Japan by bullet train for business purposes and want to get some work done along the way, many people opt for the Green Car option, a premium carriage with reserved seating ...

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