Japan unveiled the Shinkansen Bullet Train, shattering expectations and revolutionizing rail travel worldwide. At a time when ...

Since it first opened in 1964, Japan's high-speed rail system has been one of the country's most celebrated achievements. These trains, called Shinkansen, are known to English speakers as bullet ...

Here's why. Japan's train system is famously reliable. Japan's extensive train network is renowned for its on-time performance. It's one of the most punctual train systems worldwide, with an ...

"The Shinkansen is a whole system, based on ensuring a safe reliable service," Christopher Hood, reader in Japanese studies at Wales' Cardiff University and author of Shinkansen: From Bullet Train ...

Japan’s train system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. It’s known for being reliable, efficient and safe. But riding trains in Japan comes with a set of etiquette and social norms ...

Notably, in 60 years of Shinkansen operation, there have been no passenger fatalities,as the system holds an impressive safety record. Japan was the pioneer of high-speed rail, launching its first ...

But Japan's success with rail privatization is even more of an ... thanks to deregulation allowing private equity vultures to pick the system clean. Trucking Company Deploys Self-Driving 18 ...

Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama that reached No. 2 in the streamer's global non-English films list.

Gov. Wes Moore‘s trade trip to East Asia, which began with a test ride of a high-speed magnetic levitation train in Japan, has prompted renewed attention on a decade-long plan to build a similar ...

Members of Dallas City Council recently returned from a week-long trip to Japan, to learn from the country's rail experts on how the state can develop a high-speed rail system of its own.