Japanese rail operator JR East is considering adding add freight cars to its Shinkansen trains, and may develop entire ...

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 ... were less than 4 meters long.

An extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in Japan has dramatically cut trips with commuters and tourists set to benefit. The new stretch of track running from Kanazawa and Tsuruga ...

JR East says the power outage was caused by the failure of an electrical cable above the Shinkansen track in Saitama City near Tokyo at around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Four bullet trains ground to a halt ...

When the Tohoku Shinkansen was running along an elevated track section in Shiroishi ... pocket warmers to the passengers. Around 4 a.m., staff called on the 75 passengers to exit the train.