Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling network of trains, subways, and buses, often considered the best in the ...

The Yamagata Shinkansen Line's Tsubasa bullet train, traveling from Yamagata Station to Tokyo Station, collided with a fallen ...

TOKYO: A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday (Jan 23) before fleeing the scene, leaving ...

Tokyo residents have used a chip card for transport, shopping, and budgeting, thanks to Japan's emphasis on technology and convenience.

At his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court ... A passenger pushed an emergency button in a JR Yamanote Line train approaching Shinjuku Station on Sunday after a man was seen carrying ...

SENDAI--The Tohoku Shinkansen’s Yamabiko 340, bound for Tokyo, approached the platform ... to resume,” read a banner East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) employees held up. Thirteen JR East ...

(Mainichi) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were temporarily halted Friday after a fire broke out near a track in central Japan, according to JR Central. The fire ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows passengers boarding a subway train in Tokyo during rush hour. Despite the train looking overloaded, people keep squeezing in until there is almost ...

He was waiting in line for a taxi at Ome Station, about 50 kilometers west of Tokyo Station, after falling asleep on a train and missing his stop. JR East on Oct. 21 officially announced that the ...

In order to make the most of your time in this bustling city, you’ll want to stay near the JR Yamanote Line. This train line connects many of Tokyo’s most popular neighborhoods and attractions ...

A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.