A Disney-themed shinkansen bullet train adorned with characters from hit films such as "Frozen" was shown to the media in central Japan on Monday, ahead of its launch on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line ...

Although I felt a bit sick during my two-and-a-half-hour trip from Osaka to Tokyo, I would jump at the chance to ride the Shinkansen again. Here's why. Japan's train system is famously reliable.

Train operators that include Tokyo Metro Co. utilize the ATO. Human drivers normally accelerate, decelerate and stop the Shinkansen at the right place at the station platforms. The automatic train ...

Tokyo Station and other Shinkansen stops were packed with people scrambling to buy tickets for other trains. Watch video 1:33 NHK World's Yamaguchi Hiroaki reports from Tokyo Station. JR East says ...

Shinkansen platforms have become more wheelchair friendly at JR Tokyo Station thanks to improvements reducing the gap between the vehicle and platform, according to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR ...

Disney-themed bullet trains adorned with characters from hit films such as "Frozen" will run on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka from Feb. 21 for a limited time, the ...

Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul ...

With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga ... eagerly awaiting the extension as improved access to the Tokyo Metropolitan area is expected to increase the number ...

TOKYO :Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will conduct monetary policy bearing in mind there are risks that food prices may continue to be high and affect people ...