“Kindly note that Nozomi and Mizuho trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines are not covered by the Japan Rail Pass, so tickets need to be purchased individually for those,” says Tachihar ...

All smoking rooms were abolished on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines on March 16, meaning that smoking is no longer allowed on any bullet train nationwide. Smoking had already been ...

This month, Japan begins saying goodbye to the famous "Doctor Yellow" special bullet trains that have diagnosed faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines in some form for around 60 years ...

The Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines resumed operations in the morning on Jan. 24 between Tokyo and Sendai, as well as between Tokyo and Takasaki, following widespread suspensions the ...

A power outage disrupted Shinkansen bullet train services on the Tohoku, Hokuriku and Joetsu lines Tuesday. East Japan Railway Company says the suspension of over 280 train operations affected ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- From January, Japan begins saying goodbye to the famous "Doctor Yellow" special bullet trains that have diagnosed faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines in ...