Hitachi, Toshiba win contract for Taiwan’s new high-speed train

Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. will build a new power-efficient train based on the latest Shinkansen model for Taiwan’s ...
Los Angeles Times

Riding the Shinkansen: Why Japan’s Bullet Train is Simply the Best on the Planet

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...
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Amazing ride on Japan’s Shinkansen high-speed train tour

Journeying through Shinkansen offers an unforgettable look at one of the fastest and most efficient rail networks in the ...
Taiwan News

Taiwan High Speed Rail buys train maintenance equipment from Japan

Taiwan High Speed Rail on Wednesday spent NT$2.6 billion (US$81 million) on train maintenance equipment from Mitsubishi Heavy ...
Travel + Leisure

Japan's Most Mysterious Bullet Train Has No Schedule and Is Said to Bring Good Luck—and 2026 Is the Last Time to See It

In a country famous for punctuality—where the Shinkansen runs on a schedule measured in seconds—there is one bullet train in Japan that appears on no public timetable. It is a phantom on the charts, a ...