Also on display were Plarail model trains made using Fukui’s traditional ... The latest extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen has shortened travel times to Fukui Prefecture from Tokyo by over 30 ...

The prefecture is ramping up efforts to attract wealthy travelers and international tourists with luxury accommodations and the recent extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. In Mikuniminato ...

The logo of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday ...

East Japan Railway says it will gradually resume operations of coupled Shinkansen bullet trains from Friday, before having them return to normal schedules on Saturday. The operator has suspended ...

Events were held in the Hokuriku region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that connects Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations.

Workers are seen attending to the derailed Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of March 20, 2022. (MainichiDaisuke Wada) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suspended ...

TOKYO - The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations on March 6 morning after the train cars decoupled and came to a halt, according to JR East.

East Japan Railway has now resumed normal operations on its Tohoku Shinkansen line. Some services had been canceled after two connected trains came undone last week. The line includes trains that ...

Fukui Prefecture enjoyed a 20% increase in visitors over the 11 months since an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line opened in the region. Still, how to increase the number of tourists who ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) suspended operations of coupled Shinkansen following a decoupling mishap on March 6 in Tokyo, inconveniencing passengers on those routes and adding runs to ...

Studio Tangerine, which is headquartered in London, has become the first non-Japanese design partner entrusted with helping to create one of Japan's iconic Shinkansen. The new East Japan Railway ...

Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday morning, the operator said, following an incident earlier this month in which cars separated while in motion ...