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Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama that reached No. 2 in the streamer's global ...

Our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma does a lot of travel for work, zipping around the country on Japan’s network of shinkansen bullet trains, but one recent rail ride turned out to be like none he’s ever ...

From my point of view as an American ... That would never happen on the Shinkansen! [laughs] It’s a very small thing, but that’s one of the things that I really appreciated when I went ...

If you come to Japan and find yourself at McDonald’s, you need to take a long, hard look at your reflection in that greasy ...

“While planning my trip, I came across a post on WeChat advertising Shinkansen tickets at a 30-percent discount,” a Chinese man told police after purchasing a resold ticket. He said he ...

Here we devour a rich bowl of miso nikomi udon. Finally it's back to the big city of Tokyo to try my hand at making soba noodles from scratch! The Gateway Arch will go dark starting this week.

The highspeed bullet train takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion.” Higuchi, the director ...

The plan then goes underway, and of course, it all pays off. The two switches are pulled at the exact moment they should be, ...

When visiting our parent company in Japan, I was surprised to see the company chairman and his wife buying tea and snacks for ...

Take Nagoya, my temporary home, and its frequent connection to Tokyo via the Shinkansen. That’s a trip of about 210 miles, comparable to the distance from D.C. to New York City. But unlike the I ...