It's fast, reliable, and smooth. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) rockets you across the country while offering breathtaking ...

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 ...

A photo of several Kyushu Shinkansen trains lined up on elevated track in an early morning “evacuation operation” during a heavy rain alert went viral on social media. Precautionary steps were taken ...

Japan's bullet trains are a travel highlight all their own. But knowing the cultural etiquette and luggage rules for them can ...

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When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of the ...

In the more than 60 years since the Tōkaidō Shinkansen began running between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan’s high-speed train service has expanded into a broad network of routes that stretches across the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Five minutes before its scheduled departure at 6.16am, the Hokuriku Shinkansen pulls into Tokyo Station — with ...

Mount Fuji may be the most recognizable natural symbol of Japan, but if we’re throwing man-made ones into the mix, the shinkansen has to be pretty high on the list, right? The crown jewel of Japan’s ...

At 5:59 a.m. on Oct. 1, 1964, the signals rang on platform 9 in Tokyo station to announce the departure of "Hikari No. 1," the first scheduled train on the Tokaido Shinkansen. In the early light of ...

The existing plan, adopted by the then LDP-Komeito coalition in 2016, has faced opposition from some due to environmental and ...

Fifty years ago this year, the first Shinkansen bullet train shot out of a station platform in Tokyo. Jonathan Glancey salutes a classic of design that created the blueprint for railway travel around ...