East Japan Railway Co. is developing a next-generation bullet train for the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, focused on improving safety and passenger experience, with plans for a fiscal 2030 launch.

Japan's eye-catching yellow Shinkansen, affectionately known as "Doctor Yellow," will be retired in coming years due to their age and condition. The diagnostic trains, which are based on the 700 ...

TOKYO -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 4 announced it will begin developing the latest E10 Series of the Tohoku ...

Whether you’re a train fan, an all-around travel buff, or a Japanophile in general, it’s always cool to catch a glimpse of the shinkansen. At the station to pick up/drop off passengers or zooming ...

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...

Join the BBC's Paul Carter in Tokyo as he marks 60 years of the iconic Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. With 6.8 billion passengers and delays averaging just one minute, Paul ...

A power outage disrupted Shinkansen bullet train services on the Tohoku, Hokuriku and Joetsu lines Tuesday. East Japan Railway Company says the suspension of over 280 train operations affected ...

Workers are seen attending to the derailed Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of March 20, 2022. (MainichiDaisuke Wada) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suspended ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the planned link in Hokkaido are fretting over the ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on March 4 announced it will begin developing the latest E10 Series of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet trains, ...