A Tohoku Shinkansen train was forced to make an emergency stop while traveling through Tokyo after a coupler connecting two parts of the train abruptly detached. The incident occurred around 11:30 ...

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 ...

The Tokyo District Court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for a knife and arson attack on a train that left one person with serious injuries in 2021. The 26-year-old defendant ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows passengers boarding a subway train in Tokyo during rush hour. Despite the train looking overloaded, people keep squeezing in until there is almost ...

A 36-year-old man arrested for a stabbing spree on a Tokyo commuter train that left 10 passengers injured told police he had hoped to kill as many people as possible. The suspect, Yusuke Tsushima ...

JR East's mixed-use development project, Takanawa Gateway City, is seen ahead of its opening, in Tokyo's Minato Ward, March 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsutomu Kobayashi) TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co ...

TOKYO - The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations on March 6 morning after the train cars decoupled and came to a halt, according to JR East.

My husband and I paid $230 for Gran Class tickets on the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan. On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks. Overall, we thought the ...