Bullet train services disrupted again after holiday chaos Shinkansen bullet train services between eastern and southwestern Japan were again disrupted on Thursday, leaving many travelers stranded a day…
Shinkansen Services to Be Halted in Nagoya-Okayama Tues. Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)--Due to the approach of Typhoon Lan, Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co.…
2 Reportedly Injured in Knife Attack near Kansai Airport Osaka, July 23 (Jiji Press)--Two people were reportedly injured in a knife attack on Sunday at a train station near…
Heavy rain halts some bullet train services in western Japan Heavy rain in western Japan halted services between Hiroshima and Hakata stations on the Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train on Sunday,…
Victims Remembered 18 Years after Western Japan Train Crash Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref., April 25 (Jiji Press)--Victims of the JR Fukuchiyama Line train crash in western Japan were remembered Tuesday,…
Families, survivors mark 18 years since fatal JR West derailment Family members of the victims and survivors of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people in western Japan held…
Heavy Snow Leaves Trains Stranded in Western Japan Kyoto/Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Heavy snow left trains stranded in western Japan on Wednesday, while also causing flight cancellations and…
Heavy snow continues across much of Japan as cold snap maintains grip Heavy snow continued Wednesday across much of Japan as the country grapples with the most severe cold snap of the…
1,140 Train Viaduct Pillars May Sink in Japan Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan has about 1,140 train viaduct pillars that may sink due to an earthquake, the transport…