When the Shinkansen started running 60 years ago, it took four hours to travel from Tokyo to Osaka. Now, it takes less than two and a half hours. When the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, hailed as a “dream super ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

The Shinkansen, a network of high-speed bullet trains in Japan, opened its door for business in October of 1964. Constructed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the trains have become an everyday part of ...

The October 1, 1964, opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka changed rail history. The conventional Tōkaidō main line carried multiple passenger and freight trains every day, ...

The new E6 Series Super Komachi has a sleek design and a top speed of nearly 200 mph. Operators hope it will help the quake-ravaged north. TOKYO--The crowd lining the end of Tokyo Station's platform ...

Wed, January 16, 2019 Published on Jan. 16, 2019 Published on 2019-01-16T12:02:18+07:00 ast Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is considering a maximum travel speed of 320 kph in the section between Morioka ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on Sept. 26 that metal shavings left during the manufacturing process may have triggered a switch and caused the recent decoupling of a Shinkansen while in ...