It's fast, reliable, and smooth. Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) rockets you across the country while offering breathtaking ...

TOKYO (AP) — Flights and trains in the Tokyo area were canceled Friday, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides as a typhoon swerved near Japan on its ...

With its impressive Shinkansen line, where trains race at speeds up to 177mph, Japan's advanced railway system is reputed to be the most punctual in the world. Japanese National Railways, now known as ...

The typhoon that is categorised as a very strong storm by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is moving 110 kilometres (68 miles) northeast of Hachijojima Island in the Pacific Ocean moving north at ...

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the risk of flooding and mudslides from a powerful typhoon approaching in the Pacific Ocean. Flights and ...

JR East said Tuesday it has suspended some of its Tohoku shinkansen bullet trains from the scheduled start of services due to ...

Tens of thousands of people have been asked to evacuate in Tokyo as Shanshan, now a tropical storm, continued its northward march across the country. Six people have died and dozens were injured as ...

TOKYO (AP) — Police and witnesses say a man dressed in a Joker costume and brandishing a knife stabbed at least one passenger on a Tokyo commuter train and started a fire. NHK TV reports the ...

Ten people were stabbed Friday night on a train in Tokyo by a man with a knife, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. The department responded to a call at 8:38 p.m. and found victims with ...

TOKYO — Flights and trains in the Tokyo area were canceled Friday, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides as a typhoon swerved near Japan on its way ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people in northern ...