As a result, the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen train lines are currently suspended ... investigate the cause of the disconnection. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ...

All bullet trains in Japan will be smoke-free from spring next year following a decision by the operators of the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines to abolish smoking rooms. The flagship ...

Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning ... Yamagata and Akita shinkansen lines. On Friday, JR East said safety checks were completed ...

On the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines, all seats on the N700 series ... those closed-off smoking rooms were abolished on March 16 when Japan Railway companies revised their timetables.

A power outage disrupted Shinkansen bullet train services on the Tohoku, Hokuriku and Joetsu lines Tuesday. East Japan Railway Company says the suspension of over 280 train operations affected ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suspended coupled bullet train services in northeastern Japan resumed Friday ... trains on the Akita and Yamagata shinkansen lines. JR East is the only railway operator ...

are used on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines to check the condition of the tracks and other infrastructure, which is how they earned their medical moniker. Central Japan Railway Company ...

According to East Japan Railway (JR East ... Following the incident, all operations on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines were suspended before resuming around 2:30 p.m. Both ...

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 ...