Japan is famous for rail travel. Whether you’re here as a tourist or a resident, trains are often a part of daily life. There ...

Many commuter train lines in Japan operate trains with women-only carriages on a daily basis during the morning and evening ...

Heavy rain lashed parts of western Japan on Saturday, suspending train services and triggering risks of flooding and ...

It isn't enough that Japan already has its iconic bullet train that's the envy of the world. No: it must now construct an ...

In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the evolving features of lockers installed in train ...

Travellers to Japan may have picked up on a familiar accent while riding the Shinkansen between Tokyo and the southern island ...

Nearly a dozen city officials and staff members have traveled to Japan to ride the high-speed train, with an eye toward ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes.

Government wants to make semiconductors big on home turf again Japan has asked AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train up to 200 chip designers from the country at its US offices over the course of five ...

Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC) has forged a strategic partnership with Canadian chip designer ...

Tenstorrent, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chip startup founded by Apple and Intel veterans, said it had won a ...