East Japan Railway says it believes an hours-long stoppage of one of its newest Shinkansen trains was caused by a malfunction ...

Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--All Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo Station and Sendai Station in northeastern Japan have been suspended Tuesday due to an inspection of a ...

TOKYO - The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations on March 6 morning after the train cars decoupled and came to a halt, according to JR East.

The Shinkansen network has expanded steadily since the 320-mile Tokaido line, linking Tokyo and Shin-Osaka was completed in 1964. Trains run at up to 200 mph (about 322 kph) on routes radiating ou ...