Thanks to its spectacular attractions, unique customs and world-class hospitality, Japan sits atop many keen travellers’ ...

Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from ... In 1997, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) introduced the 500 Series Shinkansen, which operated on the Sanyo section at speeds ...

My husband and I paid $230 for Gran Class tickets on the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan. On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks. Overall, we thought the ...

The disconnection involved the Hayabusa and Komachi high-speed trains on the Shinkansen line that links Tokyo to northeastern Japan, similar to the previous decoupling in September. No one was ...

This photo shows an artistic rendering of semi-private booths to be introduced on some Tokaido shinkansen bullet trains. (Photo courtesy of JR Central)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Semiprivate booths ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Shinkansen bullet train services in northeastern Japan resumed Wednesday after a more than eight-hour stoppage caused by debris on an overhead wire and strong winds ...

March 14 (UPI) --Japanese high-speed bullet trains ... second time in six months on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line. On March 6 Hayabusa and Komachi trains on that line decoupled at low speed ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line ... No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 bullet trains on the line ...