I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.
I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...
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VOX POPULI: Diesel train that helped supply disaster-struck areas is retiring
A type of diesel train was retired on March 12 due to changes in train timetables at Japan Freight Railway Company, a JR Group unit. The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for ...
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Hokkaido bullet train extension stirs fears about food distribution
Forty freight trains shuttle between Hokkaido and Honshu ... region in eastern Hokkaido are common in cargo delivered to the Japanese mainland. Plastic bottles, drinks and other processed food ...