HIGASHIIZU, Shizuoka -- Local railway operator Izukyu Co. unveiled a 39-character promotional sub-name for Izu-Hokkawa Station here on Feb. 5, which the firm claims may be the longest in Japan.

Shizuoka’s Ōi River provides drinking water ... Negotiations between JR Central (Japan Railways Central) and local authorities have stalled over the years, causing indefinite delays.

SHIZUOKA--The president of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and the prefectural governor met on Sept. 13 but failed to resolve an impasse that is delaying construction work on the maglev Chuo ...

SHIZUOKA--Railway officials deemed a self-driving Shinkansen test as successful here, in a step toward having automated high-speed bullet trains debut in Japan in 2028. The driver pressed a button ...

Central Japan Railway (JR Central ... JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa told a news conference in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. In a time of both misinformation and too much information ...