In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

Kon’nichiwa, Hello from Japan, where Erica, Sol and I are traveling at nearly 200 mph on board Shinkansen, the high-speed railroad also known as the bullet ...

This decision marks a significant victory for mobile operators, who have long pushed for greater control over their network infrastructure ...

Men refused entry to an upmarket nightclub allegedly tried to storm it ‘armed with machetes’ last night. Two people were ...

Japanese beef-bowl restaurant operator Sukiya Co. said Saturday it will temporarily close almost all of its outlets ...

The luxury sleeper train Cassiopeia, which once connected Tokyo’s Ueno Station with Hokkado’s Sapporo Station, is set to make ...

Part of a cockroach was found in a take-out item, after a rodent was earlier discovered in a bowl of miso soup. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan Railways Group has a number of special rail passes to make train travel cheaper, easier, and by extension, more fun, but one of the most popular, the Seishun 18 Ticket, underwent a number of ...

KANAGAWA (TR) – Following the discovery of the body of a 91-year-old woman in her house in Kawasaki City on Monday, two ...

On the evening of July 28, 2023, an unusual event unfolded at JR Fukushima Station that highlighted the importance of vigilance in transportation safety. At around 5:35 PM, while the operators were ...

Sarah Neville’s obituary ( March 8) of James Harrison, the Australian railway worker whose blood donating was said to have saved the lives of more than 2mn babies, was truly inspirational.

Cherry blossom festival season is in full swing, and the Washington D.C. event, described on its website as “spring’s biggest ...