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Shinkansen has helped the economy of Kyushu, connecting the southwesternmost part of Japan's four main islands to the rest of the country with high-speed rail. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/16/economy/nagata-ihra/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shinkansen #bullettrains #rail #airports #manufacturing #development #kumamoto

A new model of Shinkansen, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/16/taiwan-shinkansen-arrival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rail #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #shinkansen #bullettrains #hitachi #toshiba #jrcentral

New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN – A new model of Shinkansen, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/75001/

A consortium mainly comprising Hitachi and Toshiba held a ceremony to mark the first shipment of a new high-speed train to Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/hitachi-toshiba-taiwan-shipment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #hitachi #toshiba #taiwan #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains

Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work

A consortium for constructing a tunnel for the planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line was found to have engaged in fraud regarding concrete quality control tests, a government-affiliated agency in charge of the …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1514950/fraudulent-quality-tests-discovered-for-hokkaido-shinkansen-extension-work/

https://www.alojapan.com/1514950/fraudulent-quality-tests-discovered-for-hokkaido-shinkansen-extension-work/ Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work #BulletTrains #fraud #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #Shinkansen #北海道 A consortium for constructing a tunnel for the planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line was found to have engaged in fraud regarding concrete quality control tests, a government-affiliated agency in charge of the extension project said Tuesday. The Japan Railway Construction, Tran

A consortium for constructing a tunnel for the planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line was found to have engaged in fraud regarding concrete quality control tests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/22/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-quality-test-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #shinkansen #fraud #bullettrains

Fraudulent quality tests discovered for Hokkaido Shinkansen extension work

A consortium for constructing a tunnel for the planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line was…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Hokkaido #bullettrains #fraud #Shinkansen
https://www.europesays.com/japan/62037/

Shizuoka Prefecture and JR Tokai have signed an agreement to begin construction on a section of the Chuo Shinkansen maglev train line in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/19/japan/shizuoka-jr-tokai-sign-maglev-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen

Shizuoka, JR Tokai sign pact to start maglev construction

Shizuoka – Shizuoka Prefecture and Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, on Saturday signed an…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/60571/

A former Japanese minister has blamed Indian authorities for a delay in completing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious high-speed rail corridor backed by funding and technology from the East Asian nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/18/japan/japan-minister-india-shinkansen-complaint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #india #rail #indiajapanrelations #shinkansen #bullettrains

Ex-Japan minister faults India for Modi bullet train delay

A former Japanese minister has blamed Indian authorities for a delay in completing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/60327/

"Tony Hawk with Japanese trains": Out July 15, new game Denshattack! puts you in the driver's seat of a one-car engine as you kickflip, wall-ride and grind your way across a postapocalyptic Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/16/digital/denshattack-game-trains-japan-action-tony-hawk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #digital #videogames #shinkansen #bullettrains #rail

LDP and JIP decide on Kyoto route for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension

Japan’s ruling coalition adopted a plan Wednesday that will extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Osaka through Kyoto on a route taking it near —…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1512432/ldp-and-jip-decide-on-kyoto-route-for-hokuriku-shinkansen-line-extension/

https://www.alojapan.com/1512432/ldp-and-jip-decide-on-kyoto-route-for-hokuriku-shinkansen-line-extension/ LDP and JIP decide on Kyoto route for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension #BulletTrains #HokurikuShinkansen #Kanazawa #Kyoto #Nagano #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #rail #Shinkansen #Tokyo #大阪 #大阪府 Japan’s ruling coalition adopted a plan Wednesday that will extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Osaka through Kyoto on a route taking it near — but not directly to — Kyoto Station.  The Liberal Democratic Part

Japan's ruling coalition has adopted a plan to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen from the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Osaka through Kyoto on a route that takes it near — but not directly to — Kyoto Station. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/society/hokuriku-shinkansen-katsuragawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #rail #hokurikushinkansen #osaka #shinkansen #bullettrains #kyoto #tokyo #nagano #kanazawa

LDP and JIP decide on Kyoto route for Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension

Japan’s ruling coalition adopted a plan Wednesday that will extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from the city of…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/58521/

Though the closely watched high-speed maglev line project has cleared a major hurdle with much-awaited consent from Shizuoka Prefecture's governor, challenges that include soaring costs and worker shortages remain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/08/japan/maglev-shinkansen-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #shizuoka #maglev #yasutomosuzuki #chuoshinkansen #shinkansen #bullettrains #localgovernment

Japan's long-stalled high-speed maglev line has finally gotten the green light from holdout Shizuoka Prefecture, allowing the much-anticipated project to move forward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/07/japan/shizuoka-maglev-line-greenlight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #shizuoka #maglev #yasutomosuzuki #chuoshinkansen #shinkansen #bullettrains #localgovernment

Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture

The long-stalled Chuo Shinkansen high-speed maglev line has finally gotten the green light from holdout Shizuoka Prefecture on…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/54414/

Private compartments coming in October to Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen trains

Central Japan Railway (JR Central) and West Japan Railway (JR West) said Wednesday they will start offering Supreme Class premium private compartments on their bullet trains on Oct. 1. A private com…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1501846/private-compartments-coming-in-october-to-tokaido-and-sanyo-shinkansen-trains/

https://www.alojapan.com/1501846/private-compartments-coming-in-october-to-tokaido-and-sanyo-shinkansen-trains/ Private compartments coming in October to Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen trains #BulletTrains #JR #JRCentral #JRWest #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #Shinkansen #tourism #travel #大阪 #大阪府 Central Japan Railway (JR Central) and West Japan Railway (JR West) said Wednesday they will start offering Supreme Class premium private compartments on their bullet trains on Oct. 1. A private compartment for two passengers, to be built in the seventh car of the Toka

Central Japan Railway and West Japan Railway will begin offering Supreme Class private compartments on their bullet trains from Oct. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/18/companies/shinkansen-private-compartments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #trains #jrcentral #jrwest #bullettrains

Luxury private compartments to launch on Japanese bullet trains

This capacity is scheduled to rise to around 30 trains per day by the end of fiscal 2026, with JR Tokai targeting a rollout across roughly 30 per cent of all Tokaido Shinkansen services by the conclusion of fiscal 2028. The exclusive compar…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1500114/luxury-private-compartments-to-launch-on-japanese-bullet-trains/

https://www.alojapan.com/1500114/luxury-private-compartments-to-launch-on-japanese-bullet-trains/ Luxury private compartments to launch on Japanese bullet trains #BulletTrains #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #luxury #news #services #Shinkansen This capacity is scheduled to rise to around 30 trains per day by the end of fiscal 2026, with JR Tokai targeting a rollout across roughly 30 per cent of all Tokaido Shinkansen services by the conclusion of fiscal 2028. The exclusive compartments will be integrated into the 16-car N700S se

Central Japan Railway, or JR Tokai, is set to operate a specially colored bullet train on its Tokaido Shinkansen line from Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/japan/jr-tokai-disney-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyodisneysea #shinkansen #bullettrains #jrtokai

Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided nine construction companies and a government-linked railway infrastructure agency over alleged bid-rigging for a Hokkaido Shinkansen line extension project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-shinkansen-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hokkaido #shinkansen #bullettrains

Japan antitrust watchdog raids firms in Hokkaido Shinkansen bid-rigging probe

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks for a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, according to informed sources. The probes …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1488250/japan-antitrust-watchdog-raids-firms-in-hokkaido-shinkansen-bid-rigging-probe/

https://www.alojapan.com/1488250/japan-antitrust-watchdog-raids-firms-in-hokkaido-shinkansen-bid-rigging-probe/ Japan antitrust watchdog raids firms in Hokkaido Shinkansen bid-rigging probe #BulletTrains #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #Shinkansen #北海道 Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections over alleged bid-rigging for a project to lay tracks for a planned extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line, according to informed sources. The probes targeted nine construction companies and the government-linked Japan Ra

LDP and JIP look to accelerate talks on Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route

Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its co…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1484153/ldp-and-jip-look-to-accelerate-talks-on-hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-route/

https://www.alojapan.com/1484153/ldp-and-jip-look-to-accelerate-talks-on-hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-route/ LDP and JIP look to accelerate talks on Hokuriku Shinkansen extension route #BulletTrains #Fukui #HokurikuShinkansen #JR #JRWest #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LDP #news #NipponIshinNoKai #rail #Shinkansen #京都 #京都府 Japan’s two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku bullet train line. The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), are hoping to pick

Japan's two ruling parties are set to speed up talks on selecting a route for the planned extension of the Hokuriku bullet train line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/07/japan/ldp-jip-hokuriku-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokurikushinkansen #shinkansen #bullettrains #rail #jr #nipponishinnokai #ldp #jrwest #kyoto #fukui

Local governments along proposed shinkansen high-speed rail routes in Japan are stepping up efforts to advance plans for lines that have remained in the planning stage for more than half a century. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/24/japan/local-governments-shinkansen-advance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #bullettrains #localgovernment

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, has said that four N700S series shinkansen trains that are set to be used also for the inspection of related equipment will be named Dr. S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/inspection-shinkansen-doctor-s/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jrcentral #shinkansen #rail #jr #bullettrains

Shizuoka Prefecture's special committee has approved environmental conservation measures for a section of the planned Chuo Shinkansen maglev line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/shizuoka-maglev-construction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #constructionindustry #chuoshinkansen #maglev #shinkansen

Nagoya Station's redevelopment project, being planned in anticipation of the maglev shinkansen, has been delayed again with an undecided start date. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/20/japan/nagoya-station-redevelopment-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #nagoya #jrcentral #bullettrains

Mind the culture gap — America’s Amtrak trains may be slow, but they have something the shinkansen does not. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/01/19/voices/shinkansen-versus-amtrak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #voices #rail #bullettrains #shinkansen #expats

JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa has stressed that the firm will continue promoting the construction of the Chuo Shinkansen, the maglev line that has faced cost increases and an unclear timeline for completion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/jr-central-maglev-shinkansen-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

"As an American reporter living in Beijing, I’ve watched both China and the rest of the world flirt with cutting-edge technologies involving robots, drones and self-driving vehicles.

But China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage. It’s rolling out fleets of autonomous delivery trucks, experimenting with flying cars and installing parking lot robots that can swap out your E.V.’s dying battery in just minutes. There are drones that deliver lunch by lowering it from the sky on a cable.

If all that sounds futuristic and perhaps bizarre, it also shows China’s ambition to dominate clean energy technologies of all kinds, not just solar panels or battery-powered cars, then sell them to the rest of the world. China has incurred huge debts to put trillions of dollars into efforts like these, along with the full force of its state-planned economy.

These ideas, while ambitious, don’t always work smoothly, as I learned after taking a bullet train to Hefei, a city the size of Chicago, to see what it’s like to live in this vision of tomorrow. Hefei is one of many cities where technologies like these are getting prototyped in real time.

I checked them all out. The battery-swapping robots, the self-driving delivery trucks, the lunches from the sky. Starting with flying taxis, no pilot on board.

Hefei is one of the first Chinese cities to issue permits for what are basically flying cars. So I booked a ride."

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/17/climate/china-hefei-clean-energy-drones-evs-robots.html

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https://www.alojapan.com/1429257/meet-shinkansen-the-speeding-bullet/ Meet Shinkansen the Speeding Bullet #BulletTrains #BulletTrainsInJapan #DIYKobeCruiseShipPortCall #HighSpeedTrainsInJapan #JapanHighSpeedTrain #JapaneseBulletTrains #Kobe #KobeDestinations #KobeToKyoto #KobeToKyotoOnShinkansen #KobeTour #KobeTravel #KobeTrip #KobeVacation #NCLCruiseStopInKobe #NCLKobe #NozomiBulletTrain #OsakaToTokyoByTrain #Shinkansen #TokyoToKyotoBulletTrain #神戸 Meet Shinkansen the Speeding Bullet ⁠Riding Japan’s fastest tr

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, have decided to reconsider the route of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen section. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-route-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

The transport ministry will likely delay starting work to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to link Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture and Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #rail #fukui #osaka #kyoto #ldp #nipponishinnokai #environment

Japan’s maglev is a train to nowhere that continues to wow crowds with record speeds and a smooth, quiet ride at 500 kph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/tech/maglev-ride/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #shinkansen #jr #rail #jrcentral #aichi #shizuoka #tokyo #maglev #bullettrains

High-speed rail is expensive, difficult and seen as a key to growth in the developing world and as way to help with decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/ihra-forum-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bullettrains #rail #shinkansen

If you’ve been to Japan, chances are you know Donna Burke — or more specifically, her voice. The effervescent Australian voice actress and singer invokes a soothing tone as she announces upcoming stops on the shinkansen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/society/donna-burke-shinkansen-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bullettrains #shinkansen #rail

Fast, furious and yet surprisingly restrained, Netflix’s most lavish Japanese movie to date whizzes by without doing much damage to the image of the high-speed rail it’s promoting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/17/film/bullet-train-explosion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #shinjihiguchi #netflix #japanesefilm #jreast #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains #tsuyoshikusanagi

India will adopt East Japan Railway's upcoming E10 series of shinkansen bullet trains for its national high-speed railway under construction in the west of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/india-high-speed-railway-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #indiajapanrelations #jreast #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is keen on high-speed rail and lukewarm on tariffs, he said during an interview in Tokyo a day after visiting the Yamanashi Maglev Test Track. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/14/economy/governor-moore-maglev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rail #maglev #shizuoka #jrcentral #bullettrains #shinkansen #chuoshinkansen #usjapanrelations #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade

Events were held in the Hokuriku region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that connects Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #shinkansen #rail #fukui #kanazawa