Tokyo is one of the most populous cities on the planet, and with housing prices at a premium, how you commute to work becomes a large determining factor in where you live. As videos on social media, ...

TOKYO -- Japan Rail extended its service in an effort to better accommodate business and leisure travelers to Tokyo. Tohuko Shinkansen, the bullet train that runs from Tokyo to northern Honshu Island, ...

Japan is a country built for trains. Its multiple large cities situated relatively close to one another make it the ideal environment for trains over planes. In the 1960s Japan pioneered the "bullet ...

Now this would go on the bucket list. A new proposal for the Trans-Siberian railroad could make it possible to travel from London to Tokyo entirely by train. A Japanese newspaper reported this week ...

TOKYOTOKYO — First, Tokyo Olympic fans will have to find scarce tickets and pay the price. Then there’s the quandary of landing a hotel room with rates that are being inflated due to unprecedented ...

TOKYO — Hundreds of thousands of commuters in Tokyo got a free ride to work this morning after a systems glitch caused more than 7,000 ticket gates at 662 railway stations to fail. The gates, which ...

The L0 Series train being developed by Japan currently is likely to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, making it the world’s ...

TOKYO -- The continuing development of Tokyo's railway infrastructure is fueling further growth of the capital's sprawling metropolitan area, solidifying its status as the world's largest with 37 ...

Congestion and overcrowding are a major issue for Tokyo railways. Credit: Flickr / Shibuya246. Across the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo and its neighbouring prefectures, millions of citizens rely on ...