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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO: East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has said that its suspension of coupled Shinkansen train services will be extended to Friday (March 14). The suspension follows a serious incident in which ...

A ceremony has been held in western Japan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the full opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train line. The train line connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata went ...

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 ...

As the 12th season of the popular reality show continues to air on E4 and the first dinner party of the series was unsurprisingly filled with drama and jaw-dropping revelations. In the latest ...