Eight people spent the night in an unheated train in chilly northern Japan after the vehicle hit a bear, authorities said today, as the country grapples with a rise in bear-related incidents.

Meanwhile, JR WEST offers nearly a dozen train passes in and around Osaka and Kyoto. The Hokkaido Railway Company offers a variety of train pass options around the northern island of Hokkaido.

East Japan Railway says it will launch a new overnight express train connecting Tokyo with the northeastern Tohoku region in ...

After the bullet train line is connected to Sapporo at the end of fiscal 2030, Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is expected to end operations on the 148-kilometer adjacent section of the JR ...

On top of that, JR Hokkaido will also be offering a discounted seven-day transport pass for a limited time. The Hokkaido and Higashi Nihon Pass (¥11,330, children ¥5,660) allows you an unlimited ...

SAPPORO -- A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension ... of Kuromatsunai in southwestern Hokkaido. Farmers began noticing ...

Then there’s the half-price shinkansen tickets being offered on JR East train lines starting in August. Not be outdone, JR Hokkaido will also be offering a half price discount on its six-day ...

Today, Japan's nearly 2,000 miles of track connect major cities across three of the country's four main islands: Honshu, Kyushu, and Hokkaido. The high-speed rail network is the second most ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the planned link in Hokkaido are fretting over the ...

A 61-year-old Chinese tourist was fatally struck by a train in the city of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning after stepping onto the tracks to take photos. The woman, visiting the coastal city ...

A river in the Hokkaido town of Kuromatsunai is seen with ... has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo caused a nearby river in northern ...