TOKYO – A Shinkansen ... The train service was travelling between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi prefecture early in the morning on Sept 19 when the incident happened. East Japan Railway ...

Japan's iconic Shinkansen high-speed trains could be crossing huge swathes of the country without a driver with the next 10 years, East Japan Railway (JR East) has announced. JR East, which is ...

TOKYO – Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid-2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis.

TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese bullet train operator is investigating what caused two linked Shinkansen trains to uncouple while moving at high speed, public broadcaster NHK reported on ...

Japan Times said its driverless locomotive will make operations more efficient and sustainable. JR East explained it will install autonomous trains for the Joetsu Shinkansen line between the Tokyo ...

Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis. East Japan ...

East Japan Railway (JR East) will introduce the Shinkansen bullet trains by mid 2030s File photo: This picture shows high-speed bullet trains, or shinkansens, parked at Tokyo station in Tokyo.

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 ...

Japan’s iconic Shinkansen railines, more commonly known as bullet trains, have been a staple of the nation’s high-speed public transportation routes for over half a century. Traveling as fast ...

(MENAFN) Japan's major railway operator, JR East, has announced plans to launch a new generation of driverless Shinkansen bullet trains as part of efforts to tackle the nation's demographic ...