The construction of what is intended to be the world’s fastest train, the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, which is intended to link Tokyo to Nagoya, with a potential future extension to Osaka, is currently ...

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is ...

From typhoons to wild boars, train delays in Japan happen. Here’s what they mean and how to navigate them. Japanese trains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The needle-nose tip of the bullet train at Osaka Station.Taylor Rains/Insider Japan's Shinkansen bullet train was the first ...

Japan has set a new target date for what is expected to become the fastest train in the world, capable of exceeding 600 kilometers per hour (about 373 miles per hour). Central Japan Railway Company ...