When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of ...

When the Shinkansen started running 60 years ago, it took four hours to travel from Tokyo to Osaka. Now, it takes less than two and a half hours. When the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, hailed as a ...

The Shinkansen meanwhile ... soaking up the gold seagull logo, the minimalist exterior lines, the deep sumi charcoal grey textiles with swirly chrysanthemum patterns and swathes of light birch ...

LONDON, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — 2024 marks 60 years since the first generation ‘Series 0’ Shinkansen, or ‘bullet train’ ...

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing Nozomi No. 1 Shinkansen on Oct. 1. In a similar ceremony as held then ...

The current Toyota Sienna, redesigned for 2021, has never been the dominant player in the minivan space. Even facing dated ...

Organizers of Saturday's adrenaline-filled trip, less than two weeks before Halloween, touted it as the "world's first haunted house experience on a running shinkansen." Aboard a chartered car of ...

JR East is working to reduce travel times by increasing the speed of the Tohoku Shinkansen to attract tourists and revitalize the region. The company is currently conducting tests using its test ...

With the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, the line will gain six new stations. The local governments along the line are eagerly awaiting the extension as improved ...

A Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi/Kenji Yoneda) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy rain canceled a total of 88 Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train ...

West Japan Railway Company (JP:9021) has released an update. West Japan Railway Company reported a rise in revenue and income for the first ...