One reason it became a hot topic was a large billboard advertisement displayed on a Shinkansen platform at JR Kyoto Station. The advertisement was placed by Somi Shokuhin Co., a Kyoto-based ...

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which have been suspended since last week. JR East suspended ...

THE Shinkansen — the Japanese bullet train — is much more than a mode of public transport. A trip on this train is a must for ...

The inaugural Shinkansen line was launched on October ... Today, it takes roughly two hours to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto - a distance of 279 miles. As per Nippon.com, stringent regulations ...

JAPAN: East Japan Railway has issued the first images of its E10 Shinkansen high speed trainset. The E10 is intended to ...

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday, temporarily halting service.

UK Consultancy firm Tangerine has designed a new high-speed Shinkansen train for the East Japan Railway Company. The new ...

East Japan Railway Company has unveiled renderings of the E10 Shinkansen, a new high-speed train designed by UK-based consultancy Tangerine.