A blink and you will miss it test ride on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line offers some idea of the potential of traveling at 500 kph. Central Japan Railway ... the L0 series train that has ...

That decision came at a negligible cost — both in money and in time — and the ensuing ride encapsulated some of the best parts of Japan. Here's what my trip on Japan's Aoniyoshi train was like.

in a step toward having automated high-speed bullet trains debut in Japan in 2028. The driver pressed a button in the cab of the newest N700S Shinkansen train at Hamamatsu Station in Shizuoka ...