The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, ...

A window crack on a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka forced a temporary slowdown, the operator said late Saturday. A steel plate on communications equipment in a tunnel in central ...

Japan is full of charming, quirky surprises—and if you thought trains were just a way to get from point A to point B, you’ve ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen connecting Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations marked the world’s first high-speed rail service. Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from 210 kph to 320 ...

Ten years after the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line opened its Nagano-Kanazawa extension, sightseeing spots along the line are ...