The newly opened Shin-Omura Station here has been thrust into the spotlight among rail buffs as the new final stop on the ...

Development of the next-generation Shinkansen is proceeding in earnest. East Japan Railway Company has begun developing trial railway cars that will travel at 360 kilometers per hour, the fastest in ...

Up until recently, you could be certain of seeing wagons on Japan’s bullet trains. That might sound like a bizarre and unnecessary mishmash of transportation modes, but “wagon” is the term used by ...

From 1 October, it gets a tier above all of that: private suites with lockable doors, reclining seats, adjustable lighting, and, in a first for the network, a cabin you can actually call your own. The ...

Some Shinkansen are carrying perishable freight along with passengers, as railway operators and food producers alike expand the use of high-speed trains for urgent goods. Cargoes of live seafood, ripe ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed ...

TOKYO -- It seemed oddly lonely. In late September 2025, this Mainichi Shimbun reporter visited a park at a housing complex ...