This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed ...

If you've ever traveled in Japan, you know how well the trains run; while byzantine in layout, the rail system is efficient, inexpensive, and reliable. And now, the Land of the Rising Sun just added ...

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday unveiled "Luna Azul" as the name of its new overnight limited express train, set to debut in fiscal 2027. The name, Spanish for "blue moon," was chosen t ...

Kyushu, the most southwesterly of Japan's main islands, is the warmest and most tropically lush I’m sitting in the lounge car of a train and traveling at a fairly ordinary speed. But this is no ...

Kazuyo Sejima is designing a new express train for Japan. Commissioned by Seibu Group, the Limited Express train would be a "friendly" addition to the company's "Red Arrow" series, which so far boasts ...

Forget the bullet train and take things slow on Japan’s last sleeper service Swap the blur of high-speed rail for an overnight journey aboard the Sunrise Express, and savour the scenery along the way ...

Japan's bullet train system — known as Shinkansen — is the fastest in the nation and one of the fastest in the world. The Shinkansen has been in operation since 1964, and has an impeccable safety ...