Transportation companies have halted services on some conventional railway and subway lines in the Kanto region on Aug. 16 as ...

East Japan Railway Co. announced on March 11 the resumption of coupled operations for the Tohoku Shinkansen, following a ...

JR group companies will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel ...

Japan’s first-ever freight-only Shinkansen train began commercial service on the Tohoku Shinkansen line on March 23.All ...

The Yamabiko Shinkansen runs the Tohoku corridor from Tokyo toward Sendai, reaching speeds well into the 200 mph range ...

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East Japan Railway Co. has launched the country's first freight service using shinkansen bullet trains, aiming to swiftly deliver goo ...

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 ...

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the ...