I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but I got motion sickness.

“The Japan rail system has taken very significant steps to become as prepared as possible, especially with their high-speed rail network,” she said. Yuichiro Tanaka, deputy director of the ...

seeing as the bullet train has been in operation for 60 years and undergone all sorts of design and operating system changes. Keiichi Kagayama, a corporate officer at Central Japan Railway Co ...

East Japan Railway Co. announced plans to introduce an automatic transportation system, which automatically controls bullet trains from start to stop, to a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Japan's railway system. Tokyo Station - the heart of the network is a hub station that provides access to various destinations. Tokyo Station is the first ...

East Japan Railway (JR East) has unveiled exterior and interior designs of its planned next-generation E10 series Shinkansen ...

There are a lot of little things that make Japan’s rail network so pleasant to use, and one of them is the departure melodies that play before trains depart. Instead of a harsh buzzer or clanging bell ...

The operator of the local railway says about 30 percent of passengers are now registered for the system. A passenger uses facial recognition in Yukarigaoka station, Chiba prefecture. East Japan ...

UK Consultancy firm Tangerine has designed a new high-speed Shinkansen train for the East Japan Railway Company. The new ...