East Japan Railway Co. announced on March 11 the resumption of coupled operations for the Tohoku Shinkansen, following a ...

The bullet train line that connects Japan's main island of Honshu and the northern prefecture of Hokkaido marked the 10th anniversary of its opening on Thursday.

JR group companies will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel ...

Japan Railways Group (JR Group) on Thursday announced that it will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket popular among foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, in ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said it expects to resume full operations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line around April 20 in ...

East Japan Railway Co. has launched the country's first freight service using shinkansen bullet trains, aiming to swiftly deliver goods such as fresh produce from the northeastern region of Tohoku to ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- JR group companies will raise prices for the Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, including most ...

A Shinkansen service dedicated entirely to freight transport made its first run on Monday on the Tohoku Shinkansen line between Morioka and Tokyo.

Japan’s first-ever freight-only Shinkansen train began commercial service on the Tohoku Shinkansen line on March 23.All ...

Japan's iconic bullet trains are now carrying cargo at speeds up to 275 kmph, marking a world first for dedicated freight Shinkansen. Repurposed passenger trains, stripped of seats, now transport high ...

Fifteen years have passed since the Kyushu Shinkansen began full operations in 2011. A combined 170 million passengers have ridden on the major railway that connects JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka in ...