Before we pour billions into a maglev line between D.C. and Baltimore, let’s step off the platform and ask: Does this make ...

Take note – parts of the Yamanote line's outer loop and the Keihin-Tohoku line will not be in service from Saturday through ...

A TOKYO MAGAZINE EDITOR TIRED of city life. A chef trying to find her niche and her life’s calling. Their paths crossed in 2014, and the result is the Michelin-starred restaurant Sanaburi in the ...

It's about a 2-minute walk from Tokyo Station Yaesu North Exit. View Map Nearest Station Tokyo Station （Tokaido Shinkansen Line / Hokkaido Shinkansen Line / Tohoku Shinkansen Line / Akita Shinkansen ...

First identified in 1974 during train testing on Japan’s then new 187mph ‘Sanyo’ shinkansen line ... enabled us to develop ...

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 ...

She has joined the crowds to watch the kiss more than five times, noting that for anyone who knows about Japanese trains, the scene at Morioka station is “very, very recognizable.” The Japanese are ...

Morioka is one of three stations in Japan where you can witness the kissing of two Shinkansen trains, along with Sendai and Fukushima. It is the only place you can witness the colorful kiss ...

Bullet Train Explosion, a Japanese action thriller directed by Shinji Higuchi, takes the audience on a high-speed adventure aboard a bullet train under the threat of a deadly bomb. The film, a ...

Japan shocked the world with the launch of the Shinkansen—a bullet train that defied postwar doubt and revolutionized travel. Discover how this high-speed marvel overcame skeptics, redefined national ...

The new Shinkansen route will cut 30 minutes off the time needed to travel from Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture to Nagasaki to at least 80 minutes. However, passengers will still need to rely ...

First, transit officials in New York City said goodbye to the Metrocard.  Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit icon: the famed subway map.  “This is a lynchpin moment,” said MTA Chairman ...