TOKYO -- East Japan Railway is planning to add QR code payment functionality to its Suica payment app around the fall of next ...

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 ...

If you’re travelling around Japan this spring to see cherry blossoms, you’ll find that having a Japan Rail (JR) pass can save you a lot of money. But before you get yourself one, let’s answer some of ...

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 ...

Japan’s trains have earned an almost cult-like status among foreign travelers for being punctual and efficient. Social media users rave about them and many people in Japan take rail operators’ ...

At its western tip, Honshu, Japan’s main island, tapers into a green promontory: on the south coast, mighty cities cluster around the natural bays of the Inland Sea. On the wild, northern coast, small ...

The aroma of aged wood and the feel of burnished metal on some of the oldest trains to the modern shinkansen, or bullet trains, awaits visitors to a unique experience in Nagoya, Japan. The train ...

T OKYO, Nov 11 — East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will retire its long-serving penguin mascot — the face of its Suica transit ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Tsugaru Railway is a local private railway that runs for 20.7km in Aomori Prefecture, in northern Japan. Its "Stove Train" is now a popular tourist attraction in winter, but 10 years ago the company ...