“The Japan rail system has taken very significant steps to become as prepared as possible, especially with their high-speed rail network,” she said. Yuichiro Tanaka, deputy director of the ...

The Japanese rail system is renowned for being the fastest and most punctual in the world. Nonetheless, recently, a Shinkansen train leaving Tokyo experienced an unprecedented delay.

East Japan Railway Co. announced plans to introduce an automatic transportation system, which automatically controls bullet trains from start to stop, to a section of the Joetsu Shinkansen Line in ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- In Japan's deadliest rail accident in more than 40 years, a commuter train went off the tracks during Monday morning rush hour outside Osaka in central Japan, killing 49 ...

It will link the three megacities of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Central Japan Railway had planned to partially start the service in 2027, but some significant obstacles mean it's having to rethink ...

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka Prefecture—West Japan Railway Co. (JR West ... According to JR West, the new inspection system will streamline the process and help to increase profitability.

with local residents and rail enthusiasts bidding farewell to the easternmost train station in Japan. The unstaffed station in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, was opened in 1961 on the Nemuro Main ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Three decades since Shizue Takahashi's husband and a dozen others were killed with a nerve agent on Tokyo's ...

A bullet train made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a three-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan and raising safety ...

There are a lot of little things that make Japan’s rail network so pleasant to use, and one of them is the departure melodies that play before trains depart. Instead of a harsh buzzer or clanging bell ...

Explore the groundbreaking 3D print train station project by JR West and Serendix in Wakayama. Discover innovation today!

East Japan Railway Company announced that, starting in March 2021, it will bring forward the last train departure times on 17 lines, including the busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo. The company says the ...