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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s Shinkansen to offer free Wi-Fi services by next year. Credit: Rsa. Japan Railways Group is set to provide free Wi-Fi services across its bullet train network by next year. All 108 bullet train ...

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 ...

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 ...

Incredible things have been happening in Japan. This is the country that gave us karaoke bars, sushi conveyors, and square watermelon — not to mention those high-tech toilets. Undergirding these ...

Turtles near Japan’s Nara Prefecture now have safe passage across the local train tracks. Despite being small and adorable, the little turtles sometimes get caught in the switch rail mechanism—which ...