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

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 ...

Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen bullet trains from and to Tokyo Station were brought to a halt from around 10 a.m. on Jan. 23 due to power outages, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced.

The major railway company said it will initially aim to realize driverless operations for the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Niigata and Tokyo stations. The company will take incremental steps to ...