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

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has announced a new night train that will run between Tokyo and the Tohoku area (northeast ...

Nine Japanese railway companies said they have launched a sun-umbrella rental service at major stations in Tokyo, in ...

A new parasol rental service has begun at major train stations in Tokyo to offer people a way to shade themselves from the ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced plans for a new overnight express train connecting Tokyo with the northeastern ...

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

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Pandas have fueled the Japanese town of Shirahama’s tourism industry for decades. But the town’s zoo has to send its last ...

The last express sleeper train that once connected the Japanese capital to the northern prefecture of Hokkaido has pulled ...

Originally launched in 1999, the Cassiopeia gained a loyal following for its fully double-decker design and upscale sleeper ...

East Japan Railway Company has just unveiled the first images of its brand-new high-speed E10 Shinkansen train (which will eventually replace the existing E2 and E5 on the Tohoku route) and while they ...

The service was launched at major stations in Osaka last year and operators have recorded a rapid rise in usage.