Nagoya (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have fun riding Shinkansen bullet trains with their owners, JR Tokai President Shunsuke ...

From the outset, the hotels and inns said they could only accommodate evacuees through February or March because the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which currently links the prefectural capital of ...

The Shinkansen, Japan's iconic bullet train system, turns 60 in 2025, a milestone that celebrates not only its extraordinary engineering and safety achievements but also its emblematic role in Japan's ...

The shinkansen is an engineering wonder, an enduring symbol of Japan's postwar economic miracle and the country's technological prowess. It’s still gee-wiz when so much is so ho-hum. The world ...

A 125-kilometer extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa in Ishikawa and Tsuruga in Fukui opens on March 16. The Bank of Japan announces on March 19 that it is ending its policy of ...

Snowfall in mountainous locations for the 24 hours through Saturday noon could reach 80 centimeters in Niigata Prefecture, 60 centimeters in the Hokuriku region, 50 centimeters in the Kanto-Koshin ...

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An extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Kanazawa and Tsuruga in central Japan opened March 16, bringing bullet train services to Fukui Prefecture for the first time and the ...

The Shinkansen, which is Japan's bullet train rail network, has never had an accident in its 57-year history. Isao Makibayashi, one of the bullet train's first drivers, spoke to Witness History ...

JR has already redeployed Joestsu Shinkansen trains to the Hokuriku line to operate two shuttles per day between Tokyo and Takasaki. According to Nikkei, it now plans to divert five series E7 trains ...

JAPAN's ruling Liberal Democratic and Komeito parties began discussions on August 7 on the proposed third phase of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, which would extend the line from Tsuruga to Shin-Osaka.