Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan ...

Japan is full of charming, quirky surprises—and if you thought trains were just a way to get from point A to point B, you’ve ...

There are three stations in Japan where you can witness the kissing of two Shinkansen trains, Morioka along with Sendai and ...

First, the teal green Tohoku Shinkansen “Hayabusa” — one of Japan’s world-famous bullet trains — arrives at the platform. It ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

TOKYO -Shinkansen bullet train services in north-eastern Japan resumed on March 26 after a more than eight-hour stoppage caused by debris on an overhead wire and strong winds, affecting around ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) resumed the Tohoku Shinkansen services at around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday. The Tohoku Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Morioka stations had been suspended since 10:30 a ...

The logo of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Shinkansen bullet train services in northeastern Japan resumed Wednesday after a more than ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen journey time was cut to 3h 10min in 1965 making day trips by train between Tokyo and Osaka attractive for the first time. The line connects Japan's four largest cities. Tokyo ...

Dr Masanobu Iida, director of the environmental engineering division of Japan's Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), explains the challenges of mitigating aerodynamic effects and noise as the ...

This would seem to suggest an E9 Series, probably to replace the E5’s contemporaneous E6 Series, which couples to the E5 between Tokyo and Morioka, before separating to continue along the Akita ...