The new Shinkansen route will cut 30 ... the passengers will just pass through the prefecture, bringing fewer benefits to the local economy. Another concern is that JR Kyushu may withdraw from ...

FUKUI--The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s extension ... The extended section is about 125 kilometers, according to JR West. The high-speed train will pass through five stations: Komatsu Station ...

The 15 intermediate stops on the Tokaido Shinkansen (four of them even on the fastest route) dramatically curtail the advantages of high speed rail, adding to both the time and the energy ...

According to JR Central, the first-generation Doctor Yellow, or the T1, came about shortly after shinkansen service began in 1964, amid concerns diagnostic measures were needed to monitor the ...

Tokyo, Dec. 20 (Jiji Press)--A panel of Japan's ruling bloc decided Friday to postpone a decision on the detailed route of the planned section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line that ...

Tokyo Station and other Shinkansen stops were packed with people scrambling to buy tickets for other trains. Watch video 1:33 NHK World's Yamaguchi Hiroaki reports from Tokyo Station. JR East says ...

As a testament to the yellow trains' popularity, an event in October at JR Central's Hamamatsu factory offered visitors a chance to tour inside one of them as part of celebrations to mark 60 years of ...