JR West owns and is responsible for the maintenance of a large railway network comprising nearly 5,000 kilometers of track. About 60% of the firm's planned capital expenditure for the next few years ...

Hirosaki was our last stop in Tohoku, but we still had one city to go on this adventure: Hakodate, just across the Tsugaru Strait near the southern tip of Hokkaido. In Part 3 of my travelogue, I’ll ...

It was designed to offer better comfort to compete with high-speed bullet trains running on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which opened ... "We got all sorts of suggestions about what to do with ...

More than 30% of people in their 20s to 30s in Japan were unaware the government had issued an advisory for a potential ...

Inside a spartan warehouse the size of 10 football fields, the loud hum of plastic pellet packaging machinery may as well be ...

Our nifty Japan tourist guide to public transportation in the country for beginners will break down how you can get around with ease.

With a net cash position (including investments) over more than 10 years, Nabtesco has maintained a healthy balance sheet, in our view. As of fiscal 2023, net debt/EBITDA is at minus 1.1 and we expect ...

The opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line on Sept. 23 extended the journey, achievable on a single ticket, for the first time in 33 years. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sept. 23, Momo Ito ...

On Saturday, intense rainfall briefly halted all shinkansen services between Hakata and Tokyo, with the weather agency urging caution as the rain was projected to continue over the three-day weekend.

Norwegian offers cruises for everyone, whether it be families with young children or wealthy retirees. Here's a guide to its ...

Recent shutdowns eliminated the last of the Orange Line's speed restrictions, according to MBTA General Manager Phil Eng.

The international signing period runs from Jan. 15 through Dec. 15 each year, so if Sasaki is posted in December, he could sign on or after Jan. 15, when all clubs will have their full complement of ...