A shinkansen bullet train is seen halted on the tracks in Saitama's Chuo Ward due to a power outage in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on Jan. 23, 2024. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) ...

Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis. East Japan ...

Visit Japan in a few years, and you might be surprised that the trains don’t have drivers! On September 11, 2024, East Japan Railway announced it would launch self-driving trains by 2028. Japan Times ...

Services on three Shinkansen lines in central and eastern Japan were suspended on Jan. 23 after a power outage occurred, triggered by loose overhead wires, forcing many passengers to walk to stations.

(MENAFN) Japan's major railway operator, JR East, has announced plans to launch a new generation of driverless Shinkansen bullet trains as part of efforts to tackle the nation's demographic challenges ...

TOKYO: Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis. East ...

A man in his 50s sustained a minor burn to his hand after his mobile battery emitted smoke inside a Tokyo-bound bullet train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line, causing a slight delay in the system.