Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

JR West, a railway company of Japan, has begun connecting online and ticketless booking services ‘Express Booking’ and ‘Smart EX’ with the route search on Apple Map.

The amazing line sees trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, and is said to be the world's most punctual high-speed train.

Half an hour by train from Shibuya (the Tokyo district famed for its chaotic crossing), this lesser-known city may be the ...

Marie-Claire Martineau couldn’t stop thinking about Elaine Comerford, so she traveled to New York to reunite with Elaine, ...

But she hoped that would be an investment in the future, and that Japan’s next biennale artist would have a better road map, with necessary ... meals on the bullet train and catering to ...

Over the past 25 years while working as a ski journalist, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit around 250 resorts. And my pick ...

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GIFU -- Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) announced on Jan. 22 that a municipal road in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, has sunk by more than 3 centimeters near the construction site of the ...

So, Turner, who lives in Tokyo's Ota Ward, started arranging rail-specialized trips in Japan for sightseers from overseas. “A big appeal of Japan’s railways lies in the many local lines,” he ...

Lunatrain has announced it would explore ways to provide "express, nonstop service" sleeper trains in the Midwest and New ...

A type of diesel train was retired on March 12 due to changes in train timetables at Japan Freight Railway Company, a JR Group unit. The Class DD51 diesel-hydraulic locomotive was in service for ...