It's fast, reliable, and smooth. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) rockets you across the country while offering breathtaking ...

The Maglev train, developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in collaboration with the Railway Technical ...

Japan's bullet trains are a travel highlight all their own. But knowing the cultural etiquette and luggage rules for them can ...

Japan’s railway technology – long admired for its safety, precision, and reliability – has steadily expanded its global ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added ...

The top speed of a train on the Chuo Shinkansen line is 314 mph. Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new ...

The families of two Chinese tourists who died in a train accident in Kobe, Japan, have filed a lawsuit against Sanyo Electric ...

West Japan Railway, or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve a train that ...

Turtles may look like they will survive an ISIS bombing attack, but they are fragile little creatures. Often, their lives are put in danger when they try to cross roads, which is why some countries ...

2005-04-26 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- An obsession with punctuality may have led to Japan's deadliest rail crash in four decades, a morning rush-hour derailment Monday that killed at least 73 people, ...

If you are thinking about what to do with your Central Japan Railway shares, or just considering whether now is the right time to get on board, you are not alone. The stock has come a long way ...