Rising prices, which are one of the reasons for the increase in the project's cost, may also push profitability upward ...

The Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines resumed operations in the morning on Jan. 24 between Tokyo and Sendai, as ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga section has opened with much fanfare. The “Hokuriku support discount,” a travel promotion program to support areas damaged by the Noto Peninsula ...

Enough has been said about the extreme punctuality of trains in Japan that it’s become as famous a cultural feature as sushi ...

Authorities are stepping up efforts to advance plans for lines that have remained in the planning stage for more than half a ...

In 1964, Japan introduced the Shinkansen, the world’s first high-speed rail line, connecting Tokyo and Osaka at speeds ...

An era came to an end last October, as the Tokaido shinkansen ended in-car sales of food and beverages. According to Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), which operates the bullet train line ...

In a conference room in the Central Japan Railway Co.'s high-rise headquarters, Kenji Hagihara, a public relations manager, pauses in his telling of the story of Japan's high-speed rail system and ...

India’s first high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is progressing with the adoption of an advanced ...

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the ...

The world’s first high-speed commercial train line, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, was built along the Tokaido, one of the five routes that connected the Japanese hinterland to ...

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics may be two years away, but Japan is already flexing its transportation muscles. Central Japan Railway Co. has rolled out its new high-speed Shinkansen N700S – or ...