Japan’s $50 billion maglev train floats above the tracks and reaches insane speeds. Is this the future of travel?

OpenAI has been catching more heat for alleged copyright infringement, and now companies like Square Enix and Ghibli have put ...

Sixty years ago, a sleek white bullet train sliced through the Japanese countryside, marking a new era in travel. It wasn’t just speed that set the Shinkansen apart – it was a symbol of Japan’s ...

The Japanese countryside is beautiful in winter, spring, summer, and fall, and one of the best ways to appreciate the changing scenery is by riding the rails. Now, a Japanese rail company is ...

2005-04-26 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- An obsession with punctuality may have led to Japan's deadliest rail crash in four decades, a morning rush-hour derailment Monday that killed at least 73 people, ...

Japanese shinkansen, or bullet trains, are perhaps the best known regional train system in the world. Often seen as a symbol of Japanese efficiency, the trains have helped shape the modern nature of ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Crowding, confrontations and full-on attacks. Japan's many train fans are mostly mild-mannered enthusiasts passionate about the country's famed rail system, but a small group is gaining ...