Japan’s bullet trains shift to cargo as seats go unfilled

Japan’s bullet train operators are launching high-speed cargo services in a sign of how labour shortages and dwindling ...

Japan turns bullet train into cargo carrier: Inside the world’s first freight-only Shinkansen running at 275 kmph

Japan's iconic bullet trains are now carrying cargo at speeds up to 275 kmph, marking a world first for dedicated freight ...
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Why the “Bullet Train” redefined speed, efficiency, and the future of travel

In 1964, Japan’s Shinkansen stunned the world - a sleek high-speed train that defied critics, revolutionized travel, and ...

Quake-hit bullet train line to fully resume before Golden Week

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said it expects to resume full operations on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line around April 20 in ...
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I rode on a Japanese bullet train with top speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour. Despite the downsides, I'd do it again.

After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet trains. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was smooth and comfy, but I felt motion sickness for the first time. I couldn't enjoy the ...
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Viewer stunned after watching typical run of Japan's high-speed bullet train: 'I can literally feel the change in air pressure'

"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.
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A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb

TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on ...