Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said Tokaido Shinkansen services between Tokyo and Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture will ...

A photo of several Kyushu Shinkansen trains lined up on elevated track in an early morning “evacuation operation” during a heavy rain alert went viral on social media. Precautionary steps were taken ...

Of the two Doctor Yellow inspection Shinkansen trains, JR Central's T4 was retired in January last year. The remaining T5 ...

The high-speed trains coming to Vietnam's first intercity bullet train line, now under construction between Hanoi and Ha Long ...

Development of the next-generation Shinkansen is proceeding in earnest. East Japan Railway Company has begun developing trial railway cars that will travel at 360 kilometers per hour, the fastest in ...

Unexpected construction delays and a tight labor market have made finishing the Hokkaido Shinkansen route to Sapporo by the end of the 2030 fiscal year problematic, although officials continue to say ...

In a conference room in the Central Japan Railway Co.'s high-rise headquarters, Kenji Hagihara, a public relations manager, pauses in his telling of the story of Japan's high-speed rail system and ...

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Sixty years ago, a sleek white bullet train sliced through the Japanese countryside, marking a new era in travel. It wasn’t just speed that set the Shinkansen apart – it was a symbol of Japan’s ...

Mount Fuji may be the most recognizable natural symbol of Japan, but if we’re throwing man-made ones into the mix, the shinkansen has to be pretty high on the list, right? The crown jewel of Japan’s ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...