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 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 ...

All bullet trains in Japan will be smoke-free from spring next year following a decision by the operators of the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines to abolish smoking rooms. The flagship ...

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 is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside ... not to mention plain old snow. The Texas Central railway is probably the most likely of America's many mooted ...

Japan's transport ministry plans to require cameras on new trains in three major metropolitan areas and on all new Shinkansen bullet trains as early as September. The move comes after a spate of ...