Japan

Insights into Japan’s world-leading rail technology: Shinkansen (bullet train) innovations, JR Group updates, urban transit efficiency, maglev developments, and cutting-edge railway systems.

August 20, 2015 4:13 am
Japan has a drinking problem. So prevalent is the act...
Japan has pledged a 240 billion yen ($2 billion) loan...
July 25, 2015 9:16 pm
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has completed the...
July 14, 2015 3:36 am
Hitachi Rail is presenting its headline vision for the future...
Japan will provide Shinkansen technology for a high-speed rail link...
Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. has been named the preferred supplier...
March 5, 2015 6:14 pm
A new type of Shinkansen rail car starting service in...
December 19, 2014 1:57 pm
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has supplied a traction energy...
December 12, 2013 6:41 am
Japan Transport Engineering is off to a fast start as...
East Japan Railway, the biggest member of the Japan Railway...
A consortium of three Japanese companies has won a contract...
September 10, 2013 8:55 am
The 534km Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor project in India will...