Less than half of foreign travelers know at least one of the eight major sightseeing areas in the Tohoku region and just 16 ...

Usually packed with quiet business passengers, a Tokaido Shinkansen hosted lively travelers of the four-legged variety ...

Railway buffs are mourning plans by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) to replace traditional magnetic tickets for short-distance rides with larger tickets with scannable QR codes in the spring of 2027.

NARA—The historic Nara Prison from the Meiji Era (1868-1912) has at last reopened as a luxury hotel whose proceeds will go ...

SEOUL—A South Korean court on Monday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison for illegally receiving ...

Tokyo-based crowdfunding company Ubugoe Inc. is withholding millions of yen in donations from at least six organizations that ...

BEIJING—Chinese AI startup Moonshot ‌on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said ⁠is the world’s ...

Japan Railways Group companies are upgrading measures to protect their workers from bear attacks after a record number of ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has a name for its new overnight express train but not a starting date for operations ...

LONDON—The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina’s team after players celebrating their 2-1 win ...

A final piece of the construction puzzle has been approved for the ultra-high-speed Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line project, ...

The Diet on July 13 enacted legislation to create a powerful new agency that will prepare Japan for catastrophic events like ...