Even though the Tokaido Shinkansen boasts some of the world’s most sophisticated high-speed rail technologies, it has made little headway in overseas markets. Which is nothing short of amazing ...

TOKYO -Shinkansen bullet train services in north-eastern Japan resumed on March 26 after a more than eight-hour stoppage caused by debris on an overhead wire and strong winds, affecting around ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bullet train made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a 3-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan and ...

The Japanese government's Transport Safety Board has begun investigating Thursday's accidental decoupling of two linked bullet trains running on the Tohoku Shinkansen line in Tokyo. The Hayabusa ...

Suspended coupled bullet train services in northeastern Japan resumed Friday, the operator said, after safety checks were completed following an incident last week in which linked shinkansen trains ...

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March 14 (UPI) --Japanese high-speed bullet trains, suspended over a decoupling while in motion issue, resumed service Friday. East Japan Railway Co. said full operations are expected to be in ...

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 ...

My husband and I paid $230 for Gran Class tickets on the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan. On our way from Tokyo to Nagano, we enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks. Overall, we thought the ...