JR Central's financial health is sound. Credit metrics deteriorated sharply during the pandemic but are improving as earnings recover and because of a very conservative dividend payout ratio. Net debt ...

The U.S.'s rail system lags far behind other countries when it comes to both scale and speed, but strides are being made ...

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how ...

Japan is famous for rail travel. Whether you’re here as a tourist or a resident, trains are often a part of daily life. There ...

The Tokaido Shinkansen, which links the three major metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, has been running in tandem ...

Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. This looks at Brazil right-back Cafu becoming the only man to play in three finals.

Services on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines were halted and delayed early on Aug. 17 as cancellations the previous day caused by heavy rain affected crew and train car preparations.

Central Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it has temporarily halted construction work on a new high-speed maglev train line ...

More than 30% of people in their 20s to 30s in Japan were unaware the government had issued an advisory for a potential ...

The opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line on Sept. 23 extended the journey, achievable on a single ticket, for the first time in 33 years. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sept. 23, Momo Ito ...

Robert Plant has starred in an advert for a high-speed Italian trainline alongside Saving Grace vocalist Suzy Dian.

Another worker has been trapped in the debris while two others have been rescued from the site. Emergency response teams are ...