Luxury rail travel has always carried an air of nostalgia, a lingering connection to a time when the world moved at a slower, more deliberate pace. In Japan, where the shinkansen has redefined ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bullet train made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a 3-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan and ...

A bullet train made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a three-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan and raising safety ...

The nation’s first freight-only Shinkansen bullet train is expected to go into service between Tokyo and Morioka this autumn. East Japan Railway Co. plans to convert an E3 series Shinkansen by ...

‘Japanese people are very prideful, and following the rules is a big thing in Japan.' So says GetYourGuide’s Japan expert - and Tokyo native - Takao Nishina. But what are the rules? Takao ...

Japan is known for its futuristic inventions and innovative forms of commute. A viral video shows shows a suspended monorail running overhead in Japan, much to the surprise of an Indian influencer.

West Japan Railway (JR West) on Wednesday built a station building that consists of parts made with 3D printer technology. The station building in Wakayama Prefecture is the world's first to be ...

Tangerine has designed a new bullet train for Japan. Images of the agency’s exterior livery and interiors were released this week, with the train due to go into production soon. This is the first time ...

Grabbing a JR Pass and zipping around on the high-speed trains is an essential travel hack you should know when visiting Japan. In just a couple of hours, you can hop from Tokyo to Kyoto or ...

After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...