MORIOKA—The first bullet train retrofitted exclusively for freight transport started regular service from Morioka to Tokyo on ...

Japan’s bullet train operators are launching high-speed cargo services in a sign of how labour shortages and dwindling passenger numbers are reshaping the economy. JR East, which runs three high-speed ...

East Japan Railway Co. has launched the country's first freight service using shinkansen bullet trains, aiming to swiftly deliver goods such as fresh produce from the northeastern region of Tohoku to ...

East Japan Railway (JR East) started operating a freight-only shinkansen bullet train Monday, transporting goods from Morioka ...

NAGOYA -- Japan's most-traveled bullet train line, a travel artery connecting Tokyo and Osaka, will restore service to nearly year-earlier levels in July and August, its operator said Thursday.

TOKYO -- Japan's shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and Osaka will stop onboard meal service this fall for most passengers due to waning demand and a shortage of workers.

Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and Nagoya resumed normally from the first runs Saturday, the operator said, following a suspension due to the approach of a powerful typhoon. JR Central ...