Japan’s rail network is world-renowned for its efficiency, reliability, and ease of use, making it an essential part of the ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

Since it first opened in 1964, Japan's high-speed rail system has been one of the country's most celebrated achievements. These trains, called Shinkansen, are known to English speakers as bullet ...

While Japan rail system is highly efficient and regarded for its safety measures, occasional incidents do occur, prompting authorities to continually improve safety protocols and infrastructure.

By Lucy Craft April 7, 2023 / 4:04 AM EDT / CBS News Tokyo —What's being billed as "the world's most advanced train station" has opened in the western Japanese city of Osaka.

Central Japan Railway is the company behind the country's high-speed train Shinkansen, which was the world's first commercial bullet train system, according to Train Spread.

Gov. Wes Moore‘s trade trip to East Asia, which began with a test ride of a high-speed magnetic levitation train in Japan, has prompted renewed attention on a decade-long plan to build a similar ...

The Central Japanese Railway’s magnetic levitation train, which could travel from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore in 15 minutes and from Washington to New York in an hour.