The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains this month reached a half century of service along the entire route between Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka and Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Compared to Tokaido Shinkansen ...

The opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen in 1982, and its many subsequent extensions and branches, brought the northernmost third of Japan’s main island of Honshu immeasurably closer to Tokyo in travel ...

This photo shows an artistic rendering of semi-private booths to be introduced on some Tokaido shinkansen bullet trains. (Photo courtesy of JR Central)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Semiprivate booths ...

Semiprivate booths with luxurious seats will be introduced on shinkansen bullet trains connecting Tokyo and western Japan by March 2028, the operator said Wednesday, citing expected demand from ...

She was standing in the emergency room at the Baie Verte Peninsula Health Centre, watching a screen as a doctor miles away pronounced her father, Terry Penney, dead. "It's almost cold and ...

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For the last six years, Dr. Rasha Alawieh studied and worked on kidney transplant cases in the United States, including in Rhode Island, under the legal protection of a H-1B work visa. That was ...

The rebel group has captured mineral-rich, key areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo or DRC) since the start of this year in a major offensive that has killed many thousands.

Events were held in the Hokuriku region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that connects Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations.

Those who glanced up at the sky Thursday night had an opportunity to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in shades of red, orange and yellow during a total ...