In 1944, a single Japanese bullet during a critical bombing mission could have reshaped the future of the Western world. Discover the incredible story of how this near-miss influenced the course of ...

Her white-gloved, waistcoated uniform impeccable, 22-year-old Hazuki Okuno boards a bullet train replica to rehearse the strict protocols behind the smooth operation of a Japanese institution ...

A Japanese bullet train left one of its doors open while travelling at 280km/h (175mph) on Wednesday. None of the 340 passengers were injured, and the train's operator made an emergency stop when ...

Japan's famous bullet train used to make a loud BOOM sound when it travelled through tunnels. But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired ...

Frustration over the West’s apparent indifference to Japanese novels led to the making of “Bullet Train,” the Hollywood action-thriller starring Brad Pitt. The movie is an adaptation of ...

I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside makes for steep gradients and lots of curves. The ...

A 22-year-old graduate student said he's grateful for all the work the trains have done to keep Japan's bullet train network safe. "It's a pity because my son loves them," a mother of a 5-year-old ...

However, officials said they are confident of getting the best Japanese bullet trains for the project by 2030, and that the indigenous trains, to be introduced as a stopgap arrangement ...

The logo of West Japan Railway Co. (Mainichi/Miki Hirano) OSAKA -- A passenger on a bullet train that had stopped at Okayama Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line on Jan. 5 pushed an emergency ...