Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

Tourists visiting Japan should consider that the cultural norms may be very different than what they're used to back home, ...

Back in 2001, East Japan Railway Company/JR East revolutionized train travel in Japan when they launched the Suica system. Instead of having to hunt for your destination on a map posted on the wall in ...

The 2005 accident in Hyogo Prefecture left 106 passengers and the train driver dead and some 560 others injured.

A railway company employee, aspiring to be a train driver, maneuvered trains with passengers onboard for a total of 16 ...

The penguin has served as the face of Suica since its launch in 2001. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...