This initiative by West Japan Railway Co (JR West) comes in response to several violent incidents on trains, including a ...

Despite being one of the most peaceful countries on Earth, Japan is not immune to occasional acts of violence. In response to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday, to attend the 16th BRICS Summit that began on October 22 ...

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan ... train — were around 40 thrill-seekers, ready to brave an encounter with the living dead between Tokyo and the western metropolis of Osaka.

Integrated circuit (IC) cards have been in use in Japan for 23 years, replacing magnetic cards as the main form of cashless ...

The inauguration ceremony for Japan's first bullet train service ... People wait for a Shinkansen high speed train at a station in Osaka on Jun 20, 2019. (Photo: AFP/Charly Triballeau) The ...

OSAKA: West Japan Railway has developed a stab-resistant umbrella that will be used to protect passengers and crew members from knife-wielding assailants on trains. The rail company, also known as ...

Combined photo shows, top, "Umekita Phase 2" redevelopment area in Osaka's Kita Ward in April 2024 and (bottom) JR Umeda Freight Station in the same area in 2004. (Photo courtesy of Urban ...

Before the Shinkansen, conventional rail lines in Japan were heavily congested, especially between Tokyo and Osaka. The existing trains were slow, operated on narrow gauge tracks and couldn’t ...

In the evening of Aug. 9, the bullet train bound for Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, departed Nagoya Station nearly full ...

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan ... train -- were around 40 thrill-seekers, ready to brave an encounter with the living dead between Tokyo and the western metropolis of Osaka.

The journey on Japan's famous bullet train quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers screaming in terror, ...