According to operator West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), this marks the first time the franchise's characters have appeared on ...

Over the decades, the bullet train's top speed has increased from 210 kph to 320 kph. Initially, the 0 Series Shinkansen traveled at a maximum speed of 210 kph, making it the first train to ...

First, the teal green Tohoku Shinkansen “Hayabusa” — one of Japan’s world-famous bullet trains — arrives at the platform. It stops, passengers alight, and the train waits patiently for ...

Currently, JR West and JR Tokai each operate a Doctor Yellow inspection bullet train utilizing the 700 Series Shinkansen. However, both the operation and other qualities of the 700 Series trains ...

This is part one of a two-part series on transit lessons from Tokyo ... Fumihiro Araki stands in front of the first-ever Shinkansen (bullet train) in the Railway Museum. In Japan, which was recovering ...

The "Twilight" series is set here, and I found it to be campy and charming. I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats ...

"I won't stop the train, even if it kills me." It's Speed on a bullet train! Netflix has launched the full official trailer ...

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 into the ...

Ahead of its arrival on Netflix in just two weeks, a new poster and trailer have been released for director Shinji Higuchi’s upcoming action thriller Bullet Train Explosion. Based on Junya Sato’s 1975 ...