The compartments have “personal sound zones” with noise-cancelling technology embedded in the seats, and wifi-infused glass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...

Experiencing Japan’s world-famous high-speed train network takes us on an incredible journey from Osaka to Hiroshima aboard ...

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 trains aren’t just about speed — they’re about style, creativity, and sometimes pure craziness. From ultra-fast ...

A train arrived 35 seconds behind schedule, and this was enough to prompt the conductor to apologize to every passenger on board, and according to multiple social media posts, issue refunds for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's high-speed train, the Shinkansen, in Tokyo. Can other countries create similar rail links? Texas wants to try. Soeren ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...

While many visitors to Japan beeline to the history and hubbub of Kyoto and Tokyo, surprisingly fewer travellers make their way to the region of Kansai: a hinterland of bubbling hot springs, ...

Japan’s trains have earned an almost cult-like status among foreign travelers for being punctual and efficient. Social media users rave about them and many people in Japan take rail operators’ ...

Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first high-speed rail network in the world, debuting in 1964. Tokaido is the busiest line, running at 186 miles per hour and connecting Tokyo and Osaka in less ...

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 ...