Her white-gloved, waistcoated uniform impeccable, 22-year-old Hazuki Okuno boards a bullet train replica to rehearse the strict protocols behind the smooth operation of a Japanese institution ...

A 22-year-old graduate student said he's grateful for all the work the trains have done to keep Japan's bullet train network safe. "It's a pity because my son loves them," a mother of a 5-year-old ...

A 42-year-old man who came from ... Only two Kodama bullet trains, which stop at every station, ran those routes in both directions each hour. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said that ...

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 ...

Japan's famous bullet train used to make a loud BOOM sound when it travelled through tunnels. But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired ...

Japan's transport ministry plans to require cameras on new trains in three major metropolitan areas and on all new Shinkansen bullet trains as early as September. The move comes after a spate of ...