The melodic chime floated through Tokyo Station just as our Shinkansen slid into view, silent and impossibly smooth, like it ...

Japan Unveils the E10 Shinkansen – A High-Speed Revolution With British Design Japan has introduced the groundbreaking E10 Shinkansen, a high-speed bullet train capable of reaching 200mph ...

Newer stations on Shinkansen lines across Japan are speeding to the head of the line in popularity among passengers for a ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

The bullet train route from Tokyo to Osaka is the busiest in Japan and one of the fastest in the world, bolting across the country in just 2.5 hours.

An actor performer for passengers during the 'Zombie Shinkansen' event on a bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka, ahead of Halloween on October 19, 2024. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images ...

Japan's plans to expand a bullet train line linking Tokyo with the port city of Tsuruga is under increased scrutiny after a sharp rise in estimated costs. Extending the Hokuriku Shinkansen to ...

Netflix reboots the 1975 classic 'Bullet Train' with unprecedented access to Japan's bullet trains, and a star-studded cast led by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi.

April 17 (UPI) -- One of Japan's famously punctual high-speed bullet trains experienced a rare 17-minute delay when a snake was found in a passenger car. The Central Japan Railway Company said the ...

Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes.

The train was key to Japan's recovery from the devastation of World War II, according to Naoyuki Ueno, a manager with the Central Japan Railway Company.