JR West to retire 500 series Shinkansen in 2027
Osaka – West Japan Railway, or JR West, has said its 500 series Shinkansen bullet trains, which were once among the fastest trains in the world, will be retired in …
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Victims of JR West train crash mourned 19 years on
Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref. – A ceremony was held Thursday to remember more than 100 victims of a commuter train crash that happened on the Fukuchiyama Line near Osaka exactly 19 …
Woman, baby daughter hit by train in apparent murder-suicide
Osaka – A 28-year-old woman and her baby daughter died Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide when they were hit by an express train in Osaka Prefecture, police said. The woman …
Japan sees heavy traffic for first New Year since COVID downgrade
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status …
Bullet train lines to nix smoking rooms as health consciousness grows
Smoking rooms will no longer be provided aboard Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu bullet trains due to growing health consciousness among the public and a decline in smoking rates, the railway …