It was destined to slash journey times as the world's fast bullet train hovered commuters to their homes and offices at dazzling speed. However, construction of Japan's Chūō Shinkansen rail line has ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

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 ...

In the fast-paced world of travel, high-speed trains have become the epitome of modern transportation. From the cutting-edge technology of China’s Shanghai Maglev to the swift elegance of Japan’s ...

JAPAN'S new floating bullet trains have undergone their first test runs. Reaching speeds of up to 500km/h, the world's fastest trains will link the country from north to south by 2045. The 'L0 series ...

NAGOYA, Japan – Right on schedule, the sleek white train with a blue streak and a bullet-shaped head pierced the late-morning mist and majestically cruised into the station. Gov. Greg Abbott and a ...

Besides Japan’s extensive train networks and highways, travelling by boat in this island nation proves just as convenient.