2005-04-26 04:00:00 PDT Tokyo-- An obsession with punctuality may have led to Japan's deadliest rail crash in four decades, a morning rush-hour derailment Monday that killed at least 73 people, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added ...

With a shrinking pool of skilled workers, Japan Railway companies are moving to automate traditionally backbreaking track and other maintenance work. Leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence ...

When the record-breaking Shinkansen high-speed rail line opened in 1964, it was perfect timing. That year, Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics, and Japan hogged the spotlight to debut the world’s first ...

The Maglev train, developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in collaboration with the Railway Technical ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will ...

Even though the Tokaido Shinkansen boasts some of the world’s most sophisticated high-speed rail technologies, it has made little headway in overseas markets. Which is nothing short of amazing, seeing ...

Snowfall causing train delays is nothing new. In the UK, where I'm from, this happens with hilarious, infuriating regularity. But last week, the first snow of 2016 brought Tokyo's central railway ...

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If you are thinking about what to do with your Central Japan Railway shares, or just considering whether now is the right time to get on board, you are not alone. The stock has come a long way ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...