Japan has one of the world's most reliable railways and is known for its Shinkansen bullet trains A Japanese railway firm has stopped an unusual training drill that required employees to crouch in ...

Power car, Shinkansen Leading Car 22-141, 'bullet train', built by West Japan Railways, 1976, withdrawn from service in October 2000. Length 82'; width 11' 8"; height 14' 6 1/2". Power car, Shinkansen ...

A Japanese bullet train left one of its doors open while travelling at 280km/h (175mph) on Wednesday. None of the 340 passengers were injured, and the train's operator made an emergency stop when ...

Frustration over the West’s apparent indifference to Japanese novels led to the making of “Bullet Train,” the Hollywood action-thriller starring Brad Pitt. The movie is an adaptation of ...

Maglev trains, which can run at 500 kilometres per hour, were meant to begin service between Tokyo and Nagoya in central Japan in 2027, but JR Central has pushed this back to 2034 or later.

Japanese news source PR Times dropped the news earlier this week, releasing plans and images for not just one but three new One Piece bullet trains. Because the news is so new, not many details ...

Two people have died on board the Japanese Shinkansen bullet train after a man set himself alight in one of the carriages, killing himself and another passenger, according to police. The man ...

TOKYO (AP) — A passenger spotted a snake curled around the armrest of another passenger's seat on a Japanese Shinkansen "bullet" train on Monday, forcing the train to make an unscheduled stop.

On Japan’s bullet trains, dogs usually have to travel in a carrier, but on Saturday they could stretch their paws and enjoy the scenery on a special pet-friendly express. At Ueno station in ...

I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside makes for steep gradients and lots of curves. The ...