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The melodic chime floated through Tokyo Station just as our Shinkansen slid into view, silent and impossibly smooth, like it was gliding on air. My 10-year-old son, Everest, stood frozen in awe, eyes ...

Tourists visiting Japan should consider that the cultural norms may be very different than what they're used to back home, ...

I've traveled on trains in the US, Europe, and Australia, but Japan's bullet trains exceeded my wildest dreams. Here's what they're like. I've traveled on trains all around the world, but Japan's ...

Japan's plans to expand a bullet train line linking Tokyo with the port city of Tsuruga is under increased scrutiny after a sharp rise in estimated costs. Extending the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Osaka is ...

Every August, the Keifuku Electric Railroad company in Kyoto, Japan runs a series of “ghost trains” or “yokai trains” on weekend evenings. On these trains, spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

A railway company employee, aspiring to be a train driver, maneuvered trains with passengers onboard for a total of 16 ...

Traveling by train in Japan is one of the wonders of our modern world, whether that’s whizzing through the countryside on the Shinkansen at up to 320 kilometers per hour (200 mph), relaxing on a ...