East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is planning to refigure the layout on some of its Shinkansen train cars to allow passengers to work remotely and in relative peace while traveling. JR East said ...

and then use the Shinkansen to go and visit relatives out in smaller cities if they need to," he told AFP. - Future at 500 kph - At a JR Central site, an engineer taps the inner machinery of a ...

JR Tokai has been testing fully automatic Shinkansen operations since November 2021. Drivers will be able to check the platforms and open and close the doors while the train is in automatic mode ...

East Japan Railway Company says the suspension of over 280 train operations affected more than 120,000 passengers. Tokyo Station and other Shinkansen stops were packed with people scrambling to ...