Almost nothing stops Japan’s famous high-speed bullet trains from running exactly on time – but a tiny snake slithering through a passenger carriage will do the trick, albeit for just 17 minutes. On ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan's famously efficient bullet train. But the journey quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers ...

To book, on reservation site click “Passenger Login” on left, then “Create an Account”, and enter Web Code 203618, and other info as required. Arrive in Tokyo, the dynamic and dazzling capital of ...

Once upon a time, vendors would periodically wheel carts down the aisles of the shinkansen, offering food and drinks for travelers to enjoy during their ride on Japan’s famed bullet trains. Sadly that ...

Besides Japan’s extensive train networks and highways, travelling by boat in this island nation proves just as convenient.

A "stowaway" snake brought a Japanese high-speed bullet train to a standstill on the Nagoya-Tokyo route yesterday, with a delay of nearly 20 minutes on the famously punctual service. The reptile was ...

New designs for a series of Japanese bullet trains have been unveiled and could be on the tracks by the end of the decade. The new E10 Shinkansen model will replace the current E2 and E5 bullet trains ...