Every day, more than 430,000 passengers ride the Tokaido Shinkansen, a key Japanese railway artery that connects its capital Tokyo with Nagoya and Osaka, according to JR Central.

The Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which serves as Japan's main transportation artery, has transported some 7 billion passengers in the last 60 years, according to JR Central.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tokyo to Joetsumyoko on the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen line, with a scheduled time of two hours and two minutes, aboard the Hakutaka 553 ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced it will suspend some services on its network from the morning of Sept. 8 due to heavy rain brought by approaching Typhoon No. 13.

Osaka – West Japan Railway, or JR West, has said its 500 series Shinkansen bullet trains, which were once among the fastest trains in the world, will be retired in 2027 due to their aging.

NAGOYA, Japan -- The high-speed shinkansen railway that connects the Japanese metropolises of Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka celebrated 60 years in se JR Central's high-speed line supported post ...