Witness Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen as it flies past Odawara Station at 177 MPH (285 km/h). This video captures the sheer ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Half a century ago, Japan built the world’s first high-speed ...

Early on 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 Osaka and a place in the history ...

The first Shinkansen line opened more than 60 years ago and is said to be the world's most punctual. Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous ...

Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy and icy conditions.

Japan’s shinkansen are all fast, which is how they earned their English-language nickname “bullet trains.” But with no numerical limit on speed, there’s always the possibility of getting from point A ...

The economic and social consequences of investments in transport infrastructure generate heated academic and policy debates because they typically involve costly investments that are supposed to yield ...