Travel in Japan is about to get a whole lot easier. A new bullet train (shinkansen) running from Tokyo to Hakodate debuted 26 March, linking Japan's main island of Honshū with the northernmost island ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

For the first time, the interior of the East Japan Railway Company's new E10 Shinkansen train – one of the country's legendary bullet trains – has been shaped by a non-Japanese designer. Overseeing ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first high-speed rail network in the world, debuting in 1964. Tokaido is the busiest line, running at 186 miles per hour and connecting Tokyo and Osaka in ...

The inauguration ceremony for Japan's first bullet train service, the Tokaido Shinkansen, in Tokyo, Oct 1, 1964. (Photo: STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP) Its development, however, was not without challenges.

Japan Bullet Train Expansion Faces Trouble. Published Aug 14, 2024 at 8:02 AM EDT Updated Aug 14, 2024 at 8:19 AM EDT. By . Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Japan has unveiled a new 'earthquake resistant', 200mph (320kph) bullet train – that's designed by a British firm.. Studio Tangerine, which is headquartered in London, has become the first non ...