Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

Witness Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen as it flies past Odawara Station at 177 MPH (285 km/h). This video captures the sheer ...

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how ...

Japan is in a bit of a dormant season right now as far as travel is concerned. With the New Year’s vacation season over and the weather at its coldest, most people aren’t looking to do any extensive ...

For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular ...

Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line willing to pay more for privacy can travel in comfort and style in their own ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) and JR East, operator of Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train network, have announced a collaboration to ...

Japan's train stations and airports are crowded with travelers returning from their hometowns and holiday destinations as ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks struck Japan's western Chugoku, prompting authorities to ...

On top of its lineage to The Bullet Train, Higuchi’s film will have extra special resonance for Japanese audiences, as well as anyone who has visited Japan, with the central importance the Shinkansen ...

Shunsuke Niwa, president of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, has stressed that the company will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train ...