SENDAI—An apparent chemical leak on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line injured six passengers, including a child, on Oct. 9, but none of them were reported in serious condition. A call made to the 119 ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) suspended operations of coupled Shinkansen following a decoupling mishap on March 6 in Tokyo, inconveniencing passengers on those routes and adding runs to ...

East Japan Railway is investigating the decoupling of two Shinkansen bullet trains running in Tokyo on Thursday morning. The linked Hayabusa and Komachi trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line became ...

A monitor at JR Tokyo Station informs travelers that some shinkansen services on the Tohoku and other lines in northeastern Japan are halted on March 10, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All bullet ...

Workers are seen attending to the derailed Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of March 20, 2022. (MainichiDaisuke Wada) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suspended ...

East Japan Railway says it will gradually resume operations of coupled Shinkansen bullet trains from Friday, before having them return to normal schedules on Saturday. The operator has suspended ...

Whether you’re a train fan, an all-around travel buff, or a Japanophile in general, it’s always cool to catch a glimpse of the shinkansen. At the station to pick up/drop off passengers or zooming ...