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

A miniature collection of Japan’s cultural treasures and icons are on display in an airy Akasaka office, meticulously ...

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

Hello and welcome or should I say “こんにちわ と ようこそ” to Odawara station! Today we’re taking a ride on the Tokaido Shinkansen, ...

The “JR voice” has built a career that encompasses voice work for prominent game franchises including Metal Gear Solid and ...

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 ride on Japan’s Fastest and most ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

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

Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations in northeastern Japan on Saturday after a train hit a bear on the track. No injuries were reported.

From Tokyo to India, these busiest railways stations are not only transit points but also symbols of high engineering, proper ...

The continent of Asia is full of tourist countries that offer some of the world’s most impressive and varied transport ...

Some of the most innovative and useful inventions have been inspired by nature. Take the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan, ...