The Shinkansen, or “bullet train,” is a Japanese icon. The first route was the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka, completed ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and named after the highway that ...
When the first line of the Shinkansen opened on October 1, 1960, people working in the global rail industry raised a collective cry of surprise. The top speed of the fastest train on the rails of the ...
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) officials are investigating the cause of a power outage that caused delays and cancellations of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations on Dec ...
The first Shinkansen bullet train line directly linking Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido with Tokyo opened on Saturday, promising shorter travel times and introducing slick new cars. The first ...
TOKYO -- The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which was launched half a century ago, has changed the timetable for superfast "Nozomi" bullet trains, adding two services so that up to 12 of ...
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