Customers who have reserved tickets for the Komachi Shinkansen between Morioka and Tokyo stations, or the Tsubasa Shinkansen between Fukushima and Tokyo stations, will need to get a refund or ...

and the Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa continued operating between Shinjo and Yamagata and Fukushima stations. JR East has fabricated metal parts to fix the air compressor switch in the driver’s ...

YAMAGATA -- A test ride of the new E8 Series Tsubasa bullet train for East Japan Railway Co. (JR East)'s Yamagata Shinkansen Line was held on March 6, prior to commencing operation on March 16.

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 ...

In the six decades since that first train, the word Shinkansen – meaning “new trunk line” – has become an internationally recognized byword for speed, travel efficiency and modernity.

(Mainichi) TOKYO -- The Yamagata Shinkansen Line's Tsubasa bullet train, traveling from Yamagata Station to Tokyo Station, collided with a fallen tree in Yamagata Prefecture on the morning of Jan. 11.