The new Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa is scheduled to begin commercial service on March 14 this year. Ahead of the opening, press representatives were invited to a preview test run ...

For the first time in Japan’s rail history, a Shinkansen train converted exclusively for cargo transport will begin regular service in March, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Dec. 9. The ...

It was a sad day when the Evangelion shinkansen made its last journey on the rails on May 13. But where one door closes, another one opens, and that’s exactly what happened this week, as West Japan ...

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