On the question of food, Aomori is usually renowned for its Fuji apples. In the depths of winter, though, it’s hard not to ...

Shinkansen bullet train services in and around Tokyo were temporarily halted Thursday evening due to a torrential downpour, ...

Hello and welcome, or should I say “こんにちわ と ようこそ” to Koriyama Station! Today we’re taking a look at Japan’s brand new E8 ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1.

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 ...

The Shinkansen — Japanese for “new line” — made its impressive debut in October 1964, a few days before the Tokyo Olympics.

A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in ...

East Japan Railway says some of its newest Shinkansen trains that suffered a string of problems last week were found to have damaged semiconductor chips in their electricity supply systems.

‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Director on Creating the Netflix Action Thriller, Working Officially With Japan’s Shinkansen. Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.