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 ...

The Hokkaido Shinkansen is scheduled to be completed by 2038, linking Sapporo to the core network. Meanwhile, the Chuo Shinkansen , a maglev line , is set to launch in 2034 , reaching speeds of up ...

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

The Cassiopeia, one of Japan's few remaining express sleeper trains, has completed its last journey, ending over a quarter ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the pla ...

The Japanese government is set to postpone its plan to extend the Hokkaido shinkansen (bullet train) line to Sapporo by the spring of 2031 amid delays in construction and the city's plan to abandon ...

SAPPORO -- Residents in ... and the shinkansen bullet train line will be extended to Sapporo." With construction of venues that will continue to be used after the Games in mind, he added, ...

Originally launched in 1999, the Cassiopeia gained a loyal following for its fully double-decker design and upscale sleeper ...

The original Shinkansen linked Tokyo and Osaka in 1964, and since then the network has grown to span Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, with its trains moving at ever-increasing speeds.