Seasonal yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas from northern to western Japan on April 12 and 13, creating a possible hazard for transportation systems, the Japan Meteorological Agency ...

Yellow sand has been confirmed in several parts over the skies of western Japan and is expected to spread over a wide area from Kyushu to northeastern Japan through April 18, according to the ...

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 some form for around 60 ...

The iconic "Doctor Yellow" train belonging to Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen ...

Yellow sand from China's desert regions has reached parts of Japan. Weather officials expect that in the coming days sandstorms will hit wider areas of the country, possibly affecting traffic and ...

However, despite the popular image of tidy Japanese homes and lifestyles rooted in a Zen minimalist aesthetic, Japan is a country of limited space with a high concentration of people in big cities.

Japan's eye-catching yellow Shinkansen, affectionately known as "Doctor Yellow," will be retired in coming years due to their age and condition. The diagnostic trains, which are based on the 700 ...