Despite a population of 37 million, there’s relatively little congestion and pollution here since the majority of its ...

The fare system is determined by the train companies themselves. Many people in Tokyo don't bother with this because of the comparatively low costs and recharge the card as soon as it is empty.

U.S. troops and other commuters in Japan will soon be able to purchase unregistered Suica and Pasmo smart cards again, ...

Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended between Tokyo and Sendai in northeastern Japan on ...

The train's livery in inspired by the theme of Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park ...

Although I felt a bit sick during my two-and-a-half-hour trip from Osaka to Tokyo, I would jump at the chance to ride the Shinkansen again. Here's why. Japan's train system is famously reliable.

Police investigating an incident in which a man was fatally struck by a train in Tokyo, apparently after co-workers pressured him to enter th･･･ ...