Japan's maglev train hits speeds that make bullet trains look slow—here's how this floating tech is about to rewrite the ...

Japan is currently developing the world's fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

Japan is still topping the charts as a trending travel destination, and a 2018 survey by the country’s Transport Ministry found that just over 51% of foreign visitors use trains to get around.

The official said even though Japan has 62 years of experience in building and operating bullet trains, it cannot complete a 500-km long stretch in 10 years ...

A Japanese train driver is taking his employer to court for 56 yen ($0.49) in docked wages, a fine he paid after causing a one-minute delay on the remarkably punctual Japanese rail system. On June 18 ...

Some photographers love taking pictures of trains. In many cases, that is fine. However, in Japan, this passion can go too far. Beyond “menacing society,” Japanese train photographers, known as ...

Japan’s trains have earned an almost cult-like status among foreign travelers for being punctual and efficient. Social media users rave about them and many people in Japan take rail operators’ ...