Riding public transport in Japan is an experience unlike almost anywhere else in the world. The Japanese train system is ...

Japan's iconic bullet trains are now carrying cargo at speeds up to 275 kmph, marking a world first for dedicated freight ...

The incident happened on Japan’s Shinkansen network, a rail system that moves hundreds of thousands of passengers every day with near-military precision. A train arrived 35 seconds behind schedule, ...

In a country famous for punctuality—where the Shinkansen runs on a schedule measured in seconds—there is one bullet train in Japan that appears on no public timetable. It is a phantom on the charts, a ...

Omio is now enabling travellers to Japan to book domestic transport all in one place, making the country easier to explore ...

Reporters stood by waiting to catch a glimpse of Japan's fast high-speed train on the new Chuo Shinkansen rail line, and if any of them blinked, they missed it. Those who stayed focused on the track ...

Tokyo has predicted an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude-9 quake in the next 30 years, that could cause 300,000 deaths.