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

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 Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...

British firm unveils interior designs for Japanese ultra-fast earthquake-proof trains - The E10 Shinkansen train is set to ...

Suspended coupled bullet train services in northeastern Japan will gradually resume later this week, the operator said ...

An evolution of the 2011-era E5 Series Shinkansen, the E10 retains the iconic duckbill-nosed train design, and features ...

Eventually, we landed on a Shinkansen line that could take us 138 miles from Tokyo to Nagano, a town an hour's drive from Hakuba, in under two hours. After some research, we opted for the premium ...

Studio Tangerine, which is headquartered in London, has become the first non-Japanese design partner entrusted with helping to create one of Japan's iconic Shinkansen. The new East Japan Railway ...

In September, a bullet train service made an emergency stop after two linked trains uncoupled. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Semiprivate booths with luxurious seats will be introduced on shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and western Japan by March 2028, the operator said Wednesday, citing expected demand from ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku ...

Sunday was also the first anniversary of the opening of the conventional railway line running in parallel with the shinkansen ...

This photo shows an artistic rendering of semi-private booths to be introduced on some Tokaido shinkansen bullet trains. (Photo courtesy of JR Central)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Semiprivate booths ...