Whether you're getting from A to B, or turning a journey into an adventure, these are the most scenic train journeys in Japan ...

“After studying the world’s cab-riding habits at some length,” announced Tomo-michi Tanaka, a bristling, bossy little ex-lieutenant general of the Japanese army air force, “I find that Americans and ...

Japan’s famous bullet trains may have revolutionized high-speed rail travel, but there are still many travelers who prefer a scenic slow ride on one of the country’s old-fashioned regional trains. In ...

The Shinkansen, Japanese for "bullet train," forever changed transportation in Japan and in nearly two dozen countries around the world. Japan's high-speed rail journey began in 1964, just before the ...

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Rescuers untangling Japan's worst train crash in decades uncovered four more bodies in the crushed cars Thursday, bringing the death toll to 101, but grim work remained in accounting for the dozens ...