The number of people using the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka during the country's Golden Week holidays was up 5 percent from a year earlier amid booming inbound tourism, the ...

In Japan, pro wrestlers traded the wrestling ring for the Shinkansen - the Japanese rail road system, to battle on board one ...

Over the longer term, the outlook for the core "mobility" business is subdued by an aging and shrinking population. In response, management is investing to increase "life design" revenue to about 40% ...

Shareholder distributions are appropriate. JR East has a long-term dividend payout ratio of 30% and plans to return a further 10% to shareholders via share buybacks in the medium term. While ...

One of Japan ’s busiest bullet train lines screeched to a halt Wednesday after a snake tangled itself in a power line, ...

A look at seven iconic trains that have shaped railroading, from luxurious passenger trains to high-speed record breakers.

The 39-inch serpent tangled itself on an overhead power line, electrocuting itself and causing delays of over an hour and a ...

Japan’s high-speed bullet train services were halted on its busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake became ...

For Ferdinand Piëch's 88th birthday, Bugatti released the fascinating story of how Piëch resurrected the brand and created ...

The plan then goes underway, and of course, it all pays off. The two switches are pulled at the exact moment they should be, ...

Netflix's 'Bullet Train Explosion', by Japanese filmmaker Shinji Higuchi and starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, is the latest ...

The highspeed bullet train takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi's new film, "Bullet Train Explosion," premiering on Netflix ...