A newly launched bullet train in Japan is delivering passengers from Tokyo ... four years is around how long it takes to travel from New York City to Boston via Amtrak (not really, but it ...

Japan's plans to expand a bullet train line linking Tokyo with the port city of Tsuruga is under increased scrutiny after a sharp rise in estimated costs. Extending the Hokuriku Shinkansen to ...

Donna Burke has the most famous voice you've never heard of. The Australian expat first moved to Japan in the 1990s, hoping ...

The logo of West Japan Railway Co. (Mainichi/Miki Hirano) OSAKA -- A passenger on a bullet train that had stopped ... (Japanese original by Kana Takagi, Osaka City News Department) ...

The city, which is a modest bullet train ride away from Tokyo -- with a view of Mount ... Tourism has been booming for over a ...

Amid the baseball games, art galleries and temples, Kyushu island’s largest city has a street food and nightlife culture comparable to Osaka’s.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently stated that it won’t be long before the country witnesses the operation of its first bullet train ... were held when the then Japanese PM Shinzo Abe ...

Fire breaks out on first floor of a five-story building in the Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, ...

Residents in Kyoto have complained of disrespectful tourists harassing the geisha like paparazzi in their frenzy for photos, and causing traffic congestions ...

The new levies will take effect in 2026, subject to approval from the city assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.