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Join me on a smooth and speedy ride aboard Japan’s busiest bullet train line - the Tokaido Shinkansen. Today we’re traveling from Odawara to Tokyo on Kodama 822, operated by the sleek N700A Series Set ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East.

Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations in northeastern Japan on Saturday after a train hit a bear on the track. No injuries were reported.

The effervescent Australian voice actress, singer and entrepreneur invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops and safety announcements to those traveling by shinkansen.

NAGOYA—Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said May 20 it will “immediately suspend” all tunnel excavation work for the magnetic-levitation (maglev) Chuo Shinkansen Line in an area where ...

Gion Matsuri is one of Japan ’s three most iconic festivals, alongside Tenjin Matsuri and Kanda Matsuri. Its origins trace back to the time when Kyoto was still the capital.

Japan said China is building a 20th structure in a disputed, energy-rich area and called for a return to negotiations.

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