Japan's SCMaglev reached 603 km/h, showcasing how magnetic levitation could redefine long-distance rail travel.

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Construction on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev line is set to make significant progress after the Shizuoka prefectural ...

Between Japan's first overnight bullet train and the nation mourning the retirement of the beloved Hello Kitty Shinkansen, it's been quite the year for Japanese trains. And now there's another reason ...

Nazuna’s ryokan-style inns feature private open-air baths set in serene Japanese gardens. Try all sorts of local goodies at Nishiki Market, like pickles from Uchida Tsukemono, a specialty food shop ...

Yasutomo Suzuki, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, on Tuesday approved construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line, effect ...

It seemed oddly lonely. In late September 2025, this Mainichi Shimbun reporter visited a park at a housing complex in the ...

The governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture says he intends to sign an agreement that will allow construction of a high-speed ...

Sridhar Vembu, Zoho founder, travels Japan's Shinkansen in traditional veshti, promoting rural India-Japan business ...

Heidi Alexander, the UK's Secretary of State for Transport, has explained that her ambitions for HS2 are inspired by tthe ...

Rail ministry delays bullet train tunneling launch due to weather but orders immediate work commencement to avoid project ...

Visiting a hot spring or sento public bath is a literal immersion in a bathing culture that has lasted more than a millennium. It’s part of the social and spiritual fabric of life in Japan, where a ...