Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along ...

All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines on March 16, meaning that smoking is no longer allowed on any bullet train nationwide. Smoking had already been ...

Four trains on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, which links Tokyo and Niigata, were late up to 45 minutes, while five trains on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, connecting the capital and Tsuruga in Fukui ...

When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of ...

Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway are considering decreasing the number of non-reserved seats on Nozomi ...

Yo, One Piece fans! The pirate vibes are real—this themed Shinkansen drops in Spring 2025. Cruise Western Japan like a Straw ...

Hapi-Line Fukui is a parallel conventional line that opened alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen, running between Kanazawa and Tsuruga. See how the company plans to face its financial challenges.

The service will mark the 50th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line between Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures and coincides ...