The dream which made railways competitive (even with air traffic!) became reality when the world’s first high-speed railway line called SHINKANSEN, between TOKYO AND OSAKA, opened for traffic in ...

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East.

Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations in northeastern Japan on Saturday after a train hit a bear on the track. No injuries were reported.

Japan’s Shinkansen high-speed rail faces surging passenger demand, ageing infrastructure As rail infrastructure ages, components need to be replaced and structures such as pillars and tunnels ...

‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Director on Creating the Netflix Action Thriller, Working Officially With Japan’s Shinkansen Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama ...

Japan is set to donate two Shinkansen train sets, the E5 and E3 series, to India by early 2026. This contribution will aid in the crucial testing and ...

Japan will gift India two Shinkansen train sets for inspection on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, expected by early 2026. These trains ...

The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight ...

Kershaw enjoys family trip to Japan, exploring sumo and Shinkansen to Kyoto Three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw 37, Los Angeles ...

The E5 shinkansen, with its bright teal top half, is especially iconic, having been introduced just a few months after the Tohoku Shinkansen line was extended to its current north point of Shin-Aomori ...