Thanks to its spectacular attractions, unique customs and world-class hospitality, Japan sits atop many keen travellers’ ...

My husband and I paid $230 for Gran Class tickets on the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan. On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks. Overall, we thought the ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, has said that it will start developing a new bullet train series, E10, for the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, which links Tokyo and the Tohoku region. The first train from ...

resumed the operations of coupled trains on its Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line on Friday, eight days after their suspension. The company halted such train operations on the Tohoku line on ...

In a similar ceremony as held then, JR Tokai officials were on hand to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Shinkansen's inauguration with the departure of the Hikari No. 1 train on Oct. 1 ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will ...

East Japan Railway is investigating the decoupling of two Shinkansen bullet trains running ... to the coupling mechanism on the Komachi train. The firm says it will suspend all coupled Shinkansen ...

Some Tohoku Shinkansen services resumed after 2:30 p.m. Monday. Several train operations, however, remain halted after Thursday's decoupling of two separate trains that were meant to remain linked ...

Events were held in the Hokuriku region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that connects Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations.

A long awaited report on the investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash was released on Thursday. The report blames human error, outdated infrastructure and major systemic failures for ...

The train, which departed from Quetta at 9 a.m. local time, had nine coaches and was carrying approximately 450 passengers, Kashif said. By Tuesday night, 104 hostages had been freed by security ...

A High-Speed Revolution With British Design Japan has introduced the groundbreaking E10 Shinkansen, a high-speed bullet train capable of reaching 200mph (320kph) while boasting cutting-edge earthquake ...