Aboard a chartered car of the shinkansen -- the Japanese word for bullet train -- around 40 thrill-seekers screamed in terror ...

This was the dawn of Japan’s “bullet train” era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country’s astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II. In tandem with the 1964 Tokyo ...

heralding a new era for rail travel as Japan grew into an economic superpower after its World War II defeat. The service remains integral to the nation's economy and way of life -- so keeping it ...

Right on schedule, the sleek white train with a blue streak and a bullet-shaped head pierced the late-morning mist and ...

The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) trained with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in a bilateral exercise in the ...

Japan's transport ministry plans to institute a policy to cut carbon dioxide emissions from trains by switching over from diesel oil to biofuels for their operation, as early as fiscal 2025 which ...

Shinkansen bullet train services have been suspended on a section of track in western Japan due to delays in maintenance work, operator JR West said Monday. Trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line ...

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan's famously efficient bullet train. But the journey quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers ...

NAGOYA, Japan – Right on schedule, the sleek white train with a blue streak and a bullet-shaped head pierced the late-morning mist and majestically cruised into the station. Gov. Greg Abbott and ...