A lot of the people who are (in Morioka) watching are parents bringing their children.” The Shinkansen network connects the Tokyo metropolitan area to various regions of the country, serving ...

A Tohoku Shinkansen train was forced to make an emergency stop while traveling through Tokyo after a coupler connecting two parts of the train abruptly detached. The incident occurred around 11:30 ...

with the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’s final 212-kilometer stretch between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo stations officially delayed until at least the end of fiscal 2038 ...

The 212-kilometer extension between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in southern Hokkaido and Sapporo ... The Hokkaido Shinkansen, which provides a direct rail link between Tokyo and the northernmost of ...

In Sapporo 1972 ... The country’s iconic Shinkansen bullet train made its debut in the same year. Braga believes Tokyo 2020 should aim to leave a “human legacy”. For example, stoking ...

Semiprivate booths with luxurious seats will be introduced on shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and western Japan by March 2028, the operator said Wednesday, citing expected demand from ...

The Shinkansen network connects the Tokyo metropolitan area to various regions of the country, serving approximately 14 million passengers every day, according to the East Japan Rail Company.