Japan’s bullet train network was built around reliability, safety, and long-term planning. The system combines dedicated ...

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Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.

Japan Airlines (JAL) and JR East, operator of Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train network, have announced a collaboration to ...

Japan’s high-speed bullet train services were halted on its busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake became tangled in the overhead wires, causing a power outage. The incident occurred ...