The Japan Rail Pass is valid on almost all Japan Railways trains except for the NOZOMI and “MIZUHO” train lines. The Nozomi ...

Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its ...

From the start of this month, a rail pass offering 14 days of unlimited travel across Japan costs ¥80,000 ... the fastest shinkansen bullet-train services, instead of being limited to the ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside ...

Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may wish the UK could be more like Japan. With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling ...

Two carriages of the Tohoku Shinkansen uncoupled causing the bullet train to stop between stations at around 8:07 a.m. on Sept. 19 before resuming operation at around 1:12 p.m., East Japan Railway Co.

So, Turner, who lives in Tokyo's Ota Ward, started arranging rail-specialized trips in Japan ... Shinkansen, at exceptionally affordable prices. Traveling for seven days on ordinary cars with the ...

The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Company, or JR Tokai, has completed its final track inspection before retirement. The other Doctor Yellow train, owned by West ...

Whether you're travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto to see centuries of history with your own eyes or heading north to Hokkaido for ...

Home to the ultra-efficient high-speed Shinkansen network ... start planning your next rail adventure through this fascinating country. Alice Peacock was a guest of Japan Experience, the Mandarin ...

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central ... As part of the service, shinkansen cars will be chartered to allow passengers to release their dogs from cages and move around inside the cars with ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines, as it made its final ...