Shareholder distributions are appropriate. JR East has a long-term dividend payout ratio of 30% and plans to return a further 10% to shareholders via share buybacks in the medium term. While ...

Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

One of Japan ’s busiest bullet train lines screeched to a halt Wednesday after a snake tangled itself in a power line, ...

The 39-inch serpent tangled itself on an overhead power line, electrocuting itself and causing delays of over ...

A bullet train in Japan came to a sudden halt on Wednesday after a meter-long snake climbed a power pole and short-circuited ...

Japan’s high-speed bullet train services were halted on its busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake became ...

A snake on a power line caused a halt to Japan's Shinkansen bullet train, stranding passengers during Golden Week, a peak ...

Services were temporarily disrupted Wednesday on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a ...

The hotel is in the buzzy Umekita neighbor, near Osaka Station and the new 11-acre Umekita Park. Entry-level rooms feel ...

The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.