East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) began work March 20 to lift a bullet train that derailed in a powerful earthquake four days earlier and restore the track so that services on the Tohoku Shinkansen ...

The name of the train that will succeed the iconic Doctor Yellow shinkansen inspection model has been announced by its operator.

For the first time in eight days, coupled runs on the Tohoku, Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen lines resumed on the morning of ...

Of the two Doctor Yellow inspection Shinkansen trains, JR Central's T4 was retired in January last year. The remaining T5 ...

Some Japanese bullet trains will soon be equipped with private suites that include windows with embedded 5G antennas and ...

Services on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line were halted on Tuesday afternoon after a person entered the tracks, its ...

Mobility continues to evolve, from the brute force of steam locomotives to the chemical efficiency of internal combustion ...

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 ...

A recently introduced Shinkansen high-speed train is set to add several exclusive private cabins over the next few months.

If you’re travelling in Japan by bullet train for business purposes and want to get some work done along the way, many people opt for the Green Car option, a premium carriage with reserved seating ...

The quickness and convenience of Japan’s shinkansen bullet train network makes it most travelers’ preferred way to get around Japan. Soon, though, it looks like the shinkansen is going to get a little ...