JR Central's financial health is sound. Credit metrics deteriorated sharply during the pandemic but are improving as earnings recover and because of a very conservative dividend payout ratio. Net debt ...

Shareholder distributions are appropriate. JR East has a long-term dividend payout ratio of 30% and plans to return a further 10% to shareholders via share buybacks in the medium term. While ...

Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, ...

November 02, 2024 Torrential rains hit western Japan, including the Kyushu, Chugoku, and Kansai regions, on Saturday, ...

With an introduction by Prof Roderick Smith of Imperial College, London, If There Were No Shinkansen is the work of former ...

The journey of Indian Railways began with the steam engines that powered its first train in 1853, when the inaugural train ...

Japan is famed for its skilled artisans, masters who maintain a commitment to tradition while modernizing production techniques in line with the development of new materials and processes.

A NEW six-day luxury rail adventure from the creators behind French theme park Puy du Fou is set to launch next year. Le Grand Tour will provide passengers with immersive theatrical experiences ...

It also has a long history as a hub for manufacturing and ... thanks to the latest extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line, which added six new stations in March 2024.

King Charles III yesterday said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery.

US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet secretary in US history, was a major force behind the investigation that produced the report. “For more than a century, tens ...