in South Korea – use magnetic repulsion both to levitate the train up from the ground, which reduces friction, and to propel it forward. It is perhaps Japan’s boldest rail innovation yet.

A Japanese company said its magnetic levitation train set a speed record this week, reaching 366 mph on a test track. The Central Japan Railway Co., often called JR Central, said the test run invo ...

Japan’s ultra-cool, ultra-futuristic magnetic levitation (maglev) train has broken the speed record for a train of its class, reaching 603km/h during its latest test to surpass its previous ...

Buried beneath Japan’s mountains, a 500 km/h levitating train is being built to connect Tokyo and Osaka in under an hour.

The Japanese government gave the construction ... to make the controversial train travel even slower. Maglev trains use a magnetic charge to lift and move the train cars above a guideway.

The seven-car maglev - short for "magnetic levitation" - train, hit a top speed of 603 kilometres an hour, and managed nearly 11 seconds over 600kph Central Japan Railway said. The new record came ...

A Japanese railway company this month unveiled a prototype for a commercial passenger train that it says can reach speeds of 310 miles per hour via magnetic levitation. According to the Asahi ...

Gov. Wes Moore exclaimed, laughing as he reeled backward when the train passed him outside Tokyo on Saturday. A viewing and test ride on the Central Japanese Railway’s magnetic levitation train ...

Traditional maglev trains require continuous electrical ... but it is essential for the widespread adoption of this technology. Japan’s magnetic levitation technology represents a bold step ...