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

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 ...

Even small delays in Japan's much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy "Shinkansen" service. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted ...

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 ...

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: India’s first bullet train project will use Japan’s latest E10 high-speed trains for operations, after initially testing the E5 series of trains. The E10 series ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

Yoshiyuki Kasai, a Japanese train executive who turned ambitious plans into reality, has died with his grandest project still under construction. Mr. Kasai, who died of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

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TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Passengers on Japan's super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savouring the treats as they ...