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

TOKYO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow hit Sea of Japan coastal areas in northern, central and western Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train operations and forcing the closure of some sections of ...

Heavy snow fell in areas of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train services ...

JR Central and JR West have announced that all seats on the Nozomi trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines will be ...

A Tokaido Shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station on Saturday morning is packed with travelers who spent the year-end and New ...

The two Doctor Yellow trains, T4 and T5 editions, have respectively traveled along the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines spanning Tokyo to Hakata Station in the southwestern city of Fukuoka without ...

The two Doctor Yellow trains, T4 and T5 editions, have respectively traveled along the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines spanning Tokyo to Hakata Station in the southwestern city of Fukuoka ...

For over six decades, Japan’s iconic bullet train, the Shinkansen, has been a symbol of technological excellence. Despite its legacy, the Japanese high-speed rail system now finds itself ...

The Shinkansen, Japan's iconic bullet train system, turns 60 in 2025, a milestone that celebrates not only its extraordinary engineering and safety achievements but also its emblematic role in Japan's ...

A Shinkansen bullet train that was stranded for 12 hours from Sunday night in Akita Prefecture due to a power failure is up and running again. The operator says the mishap during high traffic ...

Also, for non-reserved cars, typically toward the front and back of the Shinkansen train, you can also expect long lines as passengers wait. For this reason, even if you have a Japan Rail Pass or ...