Join me at Koriyama Station for a first-hand look at Japan’s newest bullet train: the E8 Series Tsubasa Shinkansen. This ...

Japan's high-speed train, the Shinkansen, in Tokyo. Can other countries create similar rail links? Texas wants to try. Soeren Stache/dpa Nagoya, Japan (tca/dpa) - Right on schedule, the sleek white ...

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We’ve rounded up five trains that make the journey just as exciting as the destination Japan’s railways connect locals and tourists alike to the country’s most popular destination—whether you’re ...

The Shinkansen, Japanese for "bullet train," forever changed transportation in Japan and in nearly two dozen countries around the world. Japan's high-speed rail journey began in 1964, just before the ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

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 ...