NAGOYA, Japan -- Central Japan Railway, known as JR Central, has ambitions to take its proprietary magnetic levitation ...

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how ...

Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first high-speed rail network in the world, debuting in 1964. Tokaido is the busiest line, running at 186 miles per hour and connecting Tokyo and Osaka in less ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

Join me at Koriyama Station for a first-hand look at Japan’s newest bullet train: the E8 Series Tsubasa Shinkansen. This ...

The Maglev train, developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in collaboration with the Railway Technical Research Institute, is reportedly a part of the ambitious Chūō Shinkansen project.

Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes. On ...

Passengers on Japan’s super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savoring the treats as they whipped past landmarks such as ...

JR Central on Friday held a disco event in a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train car complete with a dance floor, with DJ KOO of ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...