Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...

You may have seen powerful water jets hosing down bullet trains at certain parts of the track. This is crucial for safety in snowy and icy conditions.

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, JR ...

The successor to East i, the inspection train used to ensure safety of Shinkansen operations, will debut in fiscal 2029 under ...

(CNN) — In Japan, finding a true hidden gem seems harder than ever. In recent years, the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have become staples for most international tourists who visit. But the ...

Japan will host the 2020 Summer Olympics, an event which will see the country’s capital, Tokio, use as many existing competition venues as possible. That means a lot of people will be attending and ...

A new model of a high-speed train based on the Japanese Shinkansen has been delivered to a port in southern Taiwan.

There are two things that will never get old in Japan. Hello Kitty – Sanrio’s adorable mouthless character – and bullet trains. And now they’re coming together. Japan’s Shinkansen train operator, West ...

India is working hard to improve its infrastructure, especially in rail and road projects, with investments worth thousands of crores. One of the biggest projects is the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train, ...

(CNN) — Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city ...