The train is now in the design implementation phase, and the first ones are expected to enter service in 2030.

THE Shinkansen — the Japanese bullet train — is much more than a mode of public transport. A trip on this train is a must for ...

Japanese high-speed bullet trains, suspended over a decoupling while in motion issue, resumed service Friday. East Japan ...

27 smashed all speed records to date by bullet trains ... The test train, comprising 10 vehicles, left Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture with media along for ride at 11:38 p.m. for Morioka ...

There isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going.” That dandy epigraph, from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Travel,” begins Emma Donoghue’s entertaining new novel. “The Paris Express” ...

Why you should visit this newly reopened country - New visa rules mean now is the time to pack your bags, writes Sarah ...

The 21st century’s reigning champions of death metal — melodic death metal, specifically — The Black Dahlia Murder perfected their lethal style on their third offering, 2007’s Nocturnal.

A journey to the Drakensberg for San rock art takes unexpected turns, from border mishaps to a stormy hike to a long-closed ...

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 ...