There's also a reverence for Japanese culture and Japan itself that the Barcelona-based indie studio Undercoders wants to ...

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Shinkansen trains are known for their on-time efficiency, but if you arrive at the station well in advance of your train’s departure, as a Gran Class passenger you can access Tokyo Station’s Viewgold ...

Japanese shinkansen, or bullet trains, are perhaps the best known regional train system in the world. Often seen as a symbol of Japanese efficiency, the trains have helped shape the modern nature of ...

2005-04-26 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- An obsession with punctuality may have led to Japan's deadliest rail crash in four decades, a morning rush-hour derailment Monday that killed at least 73 people, ...

A substance believed to be tear gas was sprayed on a JR Yamanote Line train on the evening of Oct. 20 in the Japanese capital ...

The Japanese countryside is beautiful in winter, spring, summer, and fall, and one of the best ways to appreciate the changing scenery is by riding the rails. Now, a Japanese rail company is ...

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While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

Investigators focused on excessive speed and a 23-year-old train driver's lack of experience after a crowded commuter train jumped the rails on a curve Monday and plowed into an apartment building, ...