NAGOYA -- A vending machine selling the popular shrimp-flavored rice cracker "Yukari," which has long held the No. 1 spot in ...

SHIZUOKA--Railway officials deemed a self-driving Shinkansen test as successful here, in a step toward having automated high-speed bullet trains debut in Japan in 2028. The driver pressed a button in ...

Amazon Japan has started using the country's iconic bullet trains to move packages between facilities across different ...

If you’re travelling in Japan by bullet train for business purposes and want to get some work done along the way, many people opt for the Green Car option, a premium carriage with reserved seating ...

The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga section has opened with much fanfare. The “Hokuriku support discount,” a ...

Hello Kitty 500 Series Shinkansen is Sanrio’s themed high-speed bullet train operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The Hello! Plaza of the Hello Kitty 500 Series Shinkansen train houses a ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

Japan's bullet train system — known as Shinkansen — is the fastest in the nation and one of the fastest in the world. The Shinkansen has been in operation since 1964, and has an impeccable safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On top of its lineage to The Bullet Train, Higuchi’s film will have extra special resonance for Japanese audiences, as well as ...

The quickness and convenience of Japan’s shinkansen bullet train network makes it most travelers’ preferred way to get around Japan. Soon, though, it looks like the shinkansen is going to get a little ...