I took Japan's famous bullet train Shinkansen for the first time. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was quick with comfy seats, but ...

The most traveled bullet train line in the country, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen connects Tokyo to ... and come in two types: ordinary and green car. “The latter is valid on first-class cars ...

With its amazing Shinkansen line seeing trains hurtling along at speeds up to 177mph, the Asian country's high-tech railway is said to be the world's most punctual. Japanese National Railways ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

This vehicle is being used to research and develop the next-generation Shinkansen bullet train. 00:27 It's currently running tests and collecting data on the 714 km Tohoku Shinkansen line ...

The special tobacco surtax, one of the four types of taxes levied on cigarettes ... reasons for the complete ban on smoking in Shinkansen trains. “Because we are required to prevent secondhand ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday, completing its final inspection of tracks ...