A Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The number of people using the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and ...

TOKYO: Japan's iconic Shinkansen bullet trains are seeing a surge in passenger numbers, driven by record tourist arrivals and the World Expo in Osaka. The Tokaido Shinkansen, which links Tokyo ...

The outage disrupted the Tokaido Shinkansen route connecting Tokyo and Osaka. The power wasn't fully restored until after 7 pm, so trains were delayed for more than an hour. The passengers were ...

Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake tangled in overhead wires and caused a power outage, the operator ...

The 39-inch serpent tangled itself on an overhead power line, electrocuting itself and causing delays of over an hour and a half, the operator said.

Business travelers, tourists and countless others were left stranded by the suspension of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line from the morning of July 22 due to a collision of maintenance vehicles.

All bullet trains in Japan will be smoke-free from spring next year following a decision by the operators of the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines to abolish smoking rooms. The flagship ...

The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line said seats were almost fully booked on trains heading for Tokyo. Reserved seats have sold out for some of the inbound trains on the Tohoku and Akita ...

The service disruption occurred on the Tokaido Shinkansen line, which also stops at Kyoto and Nagoya, and is considered the most popular and busiest route. The snake is thought to have become ...

The recently retired T4 edition of the bullet train was in service for about 24 years on the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines between Tokyo and Hakata in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. No ...