East Japan Railway Co. plans to develop a cargo-only car—and possibly an entire train—for its Shinkansen services to increase freight transportation capacities, offering a speedy and expanded ...

The initiative began as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when Japan Railway companies looked to freight as a way to cover shortfalls in seat sales. The rail operators found a loyal clientele ...

Japan boasts the world's longest underwater tunnel, which stretches for more than miles under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, but it's now barely being used. Work on the Seikan Tunnel was completed ...