Japan’s iconic high-speed bullet train network usually runs with the precision of a Swiss watch, but now one of the nation’s major rail operators is scrambling to ...

According to the official Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), ekiben are regional boxed meals sold at railway ...

Japan's bullet train system — known as Shinkansen — is the fastest in the nation and one of the fastest in the world. The Shinkansen has been in operation since 1964, and has an impeccable safety ...

Japan Railways' latest mag-lev bullet train just broke its own record as the fastest train in the world. The bullet train travelled at 603 kph (374 mph), blowing through last week's top speed of 590 ...

Just what the doctor ordered for train buffs, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) has a new inspection train ready to start service on the rails, which will replace the popular Doctor Yellow train.

Ordinarily, one does not immediately think of railways when Japan comes to mind. Perhaps the famous bullet train Shinkansen does, but the chugging steam engine is not one of the usual images of ...

Now ubiquitous in many of Japan's 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

Snowfall causing train delays is nothing new. In the UK, where I'm from, this happens with hilarious, infuriating regularity. But last week, the first snow of 2016 brought Tokyo's central railway ...