I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

TOKYO: Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan have been suspended or delayed due to heavy snow on Saturday (Feb 8) morning ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga section has opened with much fanfare. The “Hokuriku support discount,” a travel promotion program to support areas damaged by the Noto ...

Heavy snow has forced the suspension of Yamagata Shinkansen operations in both directions between Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture from Sunday's first train to around noon.

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its ...

On-the-ground transportation added up as well. While local trains were fairly inexpensive, tickets for the Shinkansen bullet train were costly. My ride from Tokyo to Toyama was the most expensive ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on ...

The iconic "Doctor Yellow" train belonging to Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen line ...

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka are likely to operate at a slower speed than usual on ...

TOKYO - Shinkansen bullet train services in Japan have been suspended or delayed due to heavy snow on Feb 8 morning. According to East Japan Railway, Joetsu Shinkansen services were suspended ...