NAGOYA, Japan -- Central Japan Railway, known as JR Central, has ambitions to take its proprietary magnetic levitation ...

West Japan Railway, or JR West, showed to the press Wednesday its recently completed facility to preserve a train that ...

JALCARGO, JR East launch JAL de Hako-byun service combining Shinkansen rail and air cargo networks to accelerate regional ...

The Maglev train, developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in collaboration with the Railway Technical Research Institute, is reportedly a part of the ambitious Chūō Shinkansen project.

JR Central on Friday held a disco event in a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train car complete with a dance floor, with DJ KOO of ...

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

Incredible things have been happening in Japan. This is the country that gave us karaoke bars, sushi conveyors, and square watermelon — not to mention those high-tech toilets. Undergirding these ...

Need a train station shelter in a hurry? You can now print that. In Arida, Japan, a Japanese architectural firm and 3D-printed house manufacturer partnered with JR-West, a railway network, to build ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will ...

Bullet trains may steal their thunder, but these locomotives offer an unrivaled way to see Japan’s most beautiful landscapes. Looking for a fall getaway in Japan? Train travelers can hop aboard the SL ...