"We hope this serves as a catalyst for discussions about other transportation options besides railways,” a JR East source said. The money-losing sections for JR East totaled about 2,200 km ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, resumed operating coupled trains on its Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line on Friday, eight days after their suspension. The company halted such train ...

TOKYO: Self-drive trains will be operating on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line next month, during a trial of an automation system that East Japan Railway Co (JR East) hopes to roll out in 2028. A driver ...