The number of passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, operated by Central Japan Railway, rose 1% from a year earlier to about 4.14 million. Average daily ridership reached a record high as Nozomi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The needle-nose tip of the bullet train at Osaka Station.Taylor Rains/Insider Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first ...

Japan Railways Group companies are upgrading measures to protect their workers from bear attacks after a record number of passenger train collisions with the animals were reported last fiscal year. In ...

The summer holiday exodus began in Japan on Saturday, with rail and expressway operators forecasting heavier congestion than ...

Since 1981, the Japan Rail Pass has provided overseas visitors with budget-friendly access to unlimited rides on the country’s local and regional lines, as well as the famed shinkansen bullet trains, ...

On August 12, 2026, a bright-orange two-car train eased out of Maibara Station and into the rice paddies of Shiga Prefecture — not a new train, but one rebuilt from scratch by a 130-year-old rural ...

The six passenger service firms of the Japan Railways Group said Monday that a total of about 13.21 million people used Shinkansen bullet trains and limited express services during the Bon summer ...

Japan's bullet train system — known as Shinkansen — is the fastest in the nation and one of the fastest in the world. The Shinkansen has been in operation since 1964, and has an impeccable safety ...

After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a good value, if you know how to use them. By Allan ...