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

A passenger on a bullet train that had stopped at Okayama Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line on Jan. 5 pushed an emergency button to inquir･･･ ...

All bullet trains in Japan will be smoke-free from spring next year following a decision by the operators of the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines to abolish smoking rooms. The flagship ...

Direct connections to the Sanyo Shinkansen Line, which connects Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations, were also canceled. At Tokyo Station, all Nozomi and Hikari bullet trains were canceled, leaving ...

Heavy snow fell in areas of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train services and temporarily stranding about 100 vehicles following the closure of part of ...

The logo of West Japan Railway Co. (Mainichi/Miki Hirano) OSAKA -- A passenger on a bullet train that had stopped at Okayama Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line on Jan. 5 pushed an emergency ...