Central Japan Railway Co. plans to test a pet-friendly car on the Tokaido Shinkansen, Japan's busiest bullet train line ...

One of the gifts from U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858)--who visited Japan in the so-called Black Ships in ...

The Yamagata Shinkansen Line's Tsubasa bullet train, traveling from Yamagata Station to Tokyo Station, collided with a fallen ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said it expects to resume full operations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line around April 20 in time to meet demand for the peak Golden Week travel season following ...

An curved arrow pointing right. East Japan Railways has a new luxury sleeper train that is brewing a lot of excitement. Train Suite Shiki-Shima comes complete with fine dining, luxurious bathrooms ...

The year 2024 saw some train and bus operators in Japan switch to contactless credit card fare payment systems in lieu of transportation IC cards widely adopted nationwide. This is because of hefty ...

But recently, the number of late-night commuters has dwindled, prompting one major train company to bring forward the departure times on several lines. East Japan Railway Company announced that ...

East Japan Railway Company's president Yuji Fukasawa said at a press briefing on Wednesday the floodwater had damaged many key components, including motors and braking systems. He said that "in ...

Six of the eight quickest trains in the world hail from East Asia - dwarfing the speed of the shuttles on the US railways ...

The website is https://www.web171.jp. East Japan Railway says it has resumed Hokuriku Shinkansen service between Tokyo and Nagano. But service between Nagano and Kanazawa has stopped through Monday.

A powerful earthquake that hit north-east Japan left at least two people dead ... Two million homes initially lost power and a bullet train was derailed, but none of its passengers were hurt.