Local governments and railway officials are warning that the extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line could lead to the collapse of the nationwide food distribution system. After the bullet train ...
“You’re number three!” cries Toru Onodera, deftly removing a freshly-caught squid from a curved hook before slapping it onto the worktop. The bandana-clad fishmonger proceeds to carve up my breakfast, ...
SAPPORO, Japan -- With the extension of shinkansen bullet train service to Sapporo now delayed until the end of fiscal 2038, communities along the planned link in Hokkaido are fretting over the ...
Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route". Standing on platform 19 at Tokyo ...