Local governments and railway officials are warning that the extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line could lead to the collapse of the nationwide food distribution system. After the bullet train ...

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

East Japan Railway Co. plans to introduce the Alpha-X, running at 360 kph, for commercial operation in around fiscal 2030, when the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line is expected to extend to Sapporo from ...

With the extension of the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen scheduled to open in the spring of 2031, the company is looking to compete with the airlines, which see around 10 million passengers per year.

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that pushes back the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line's ...

JAPAN: East Japan Railway has issued the first images of its E10 Shinkansen high speed trainset. The E10 is intended to ...

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that pushes back the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line's ...