The ski season is long, with some resorts operating until early May, which coincides with Japan's Golden Week holiday period. Niigata is very accessible from Tokyo by Shinkansen and regular train, ...

SENDAI--The Tohoku Shinkansen’s Yamabiko 340, bound for Tokyo, approached the platform at JR Sendai Station shortly before 6 a.m. on April 14 for the first time in nearly a month. “ ...

A small tweak to Google Maps on Android Auto has a big impact on the usability of incident reporting when it comes to reporting police activity. After several years exclusive to mobile apps ...

A shinkansen bullet train adorned with characters from the popular manga series "One Piece" will start operations in western Japan next spring, its operator said Wednesday. The service will mark the ...

Google Maps is the go-to navigation service that many of us use on a daily basis. Whether it's navigating to offices, finding a new café, or using Google Maps for long journeys to new destinations, it ...

Rail firm JR West have announced that bullet trains between Toyama and Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line have ... a magnitude-9.1 quake that struck the Tohoku region and caused a huge ...

New Delhi/IBNS: India is unlikely to import Japan’s Shinkansen, or bullet train, for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor, seven years after the project's launch, Moneycontrol ...

Some shinkansen bullet train services were delayed Saturday morning due to a malfunctioning maintenance vehicle, affecting around 4,900 passengers, railway operator JR East said. Services were ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some shinkansen bullet train services were delayed Saturday morning due to a malfunctioning maintenance vehicle, affecting around 4,900 passengers, railway operator JR East said.

Dates: November 14, 2024–February 16, 2025 Hours: 4 PM–11 PM (December 1–31: until Midnight (tentative)) Admission: Free Closed: Open daily Official website View Map Nearest Station Tokyo Station ...

In cooperation with West Japan Railway Company and Hokkaido Railway Company, every Shinkansen that runs on Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines now has a Train Desk car.