Japan’s countrywide network of highway buses (kosoku buses) provides a cost-effective alternative to trains for long and medium-distance travel. These buses operate primarily on the country’s ...

A quick reference table of transportation options from Tokyo to Osaka: +-----+ Transportation Minimum price Time required ...

An autonomous bus is seen in operation in the city of Matsuyama on Dec. 25, 2024. (Mainichi/Akiko Hirose) MATSUYAMA -- In a Japan first, a self-driving bus began operating here on Dec. 25 at fully ...

An express sightseeing bus is winning plaudits after making its debut along Japan’s longest fixed bus route and shaving the travel time to the famed Totsukawa Onsen resort in Nara Prefecture ...

KUALA LUMPUR--A Japanese tourist died and 12 other people were injured when a tour bus smashed into the rear of a truck on a highway in Malaysia, one of Japan's largest travel agencies said Friday.