The three-hour sightseeing train travels through Niigata Prefecture's most stunning landscapes, with sake pairings on board.

TOKYO -- East Japan Railway, or JR East, plans to soon train 113 foreign workers in maintaining and repairing railcars and equipment for dozens of railway operators and contractors under plans ...

JR East will introduce Japan’s first high-speed freight service on March 23 using a repurposed passenger train on the Tohoku Shinkansen.

In the Tohoku region, the Yamagata Prefecture was recently named one of National Geographic’ s Best of the World destinations for 2026. It’s a place to marvel at dramatic landscapes, the stillness of ...

JR EAST, a railway company of Japan, will begin offering a new railway pass ‘JR EAST PASS’ for international visitors to use all lines in JR EAST area and part of private railways.

Usually, when planning to use the shinkansen (bullet train), you’ll need to make a choice between booking a reserved or non-reserved seat. This month, however, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ...

The L0 Series train being developed by Japan currently is likely to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, making it the world’s ...