Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Sunday to bring attention to the event ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will offer Shinkansen tickets at cheaper rates, with the catch being that the destination will be selected at random. “We hope passengers will visit places they ...

The ticket price is 23,620 yen ($176), or around 9,000 yen more than the Nozomi Shinkansen ticket price for the journey between Tokyo Station and Shin-Osaka Station. The tickets are limited to ...

Home to the ultra-efficient high-speed Shinkansen network, Japan is a country perfectly suited to exploration by train ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between Jan. 4 and ...

The logo of West Japan Railway Co. (Mainichi/Miki Hirano) OSAKA -- A passenger on a bullet train that had stopped at Okayama ...

The plan is that the first indigenous bullet train, too, could be in operation before long. Recently, the new sleeper version ...

A trip to Japan doesn’t have to break the bank. Japan is a top destination for travelers in 2025. And while some of the ...

Those lucky enough to secure tickets on board will also gather in ... Caroline McGuire Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen "Nothing quite beats the Shinkansen bullet train, one of the fastest in the ...

There's access to great healthcare in the US, but it ain't cheap. By stark contrast, almost every other developed nation ...

THIS year marks 200 years of train travel in the UK, and if you think your commute is bad these days… you’ll be horrified at what the railways used to be like. The first train journey ...

Planning 2025's travels already, but a bit bored of the usual flying and driving routines? Say hello to slow, romantic travel ...