Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy shinkansen services. Read more
The resignation of Shizuoka Prefecture's governor has raised the possibility of a successor who might greenlight the construction of a tunnel through the prefecture for Central Japan Ra... Read more
Central Japan Railway, or JR Tokai, is unlikely to meet its goal of opening the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, President Shunsuke Niwa has said... Read more
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status of COV... Read more
A Tokaido Shinkansen Line train was halted at JR Hamamatsu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday evening, local media reported, after an apparent spray used to repel bears was released... Read more
