As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

The West Japan Railway Company replaced an entire station with 3D-printed prefabricated pieces, and construction costs were ...

West Japan Railway (JR West) has recently unveiled what they claim to be the world's first 3D-printed train station, a sleek, curved-roof structure that took just two and a half hours to assemble ...

The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

The country responsible for one of the world's most robust train networks has broken new ground on 3D-printed transit ...

Trespassing incidents at a central Japan train station depot depicted in the popular anime film "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" have become an increasingly serious issue, the operator said ...

or that you should stand aside so that people can get on and off the train easily when it stops at a station. The dos and don’ts of riding trains in Japan are a little murkier, though, when it comes ...

arrived at Tokyo Station on Jan. 29, completing its final journey. The T4 train, owned by Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), was responsible for inspecting railways, overhead wires and track ...

Miyashita told the passengers the quake occurred as the train was approaching Notonakajima Station and she had to hold on to the handrails to stay upright. She also said she led passengers to ...

The Yamata Transmitting Station is broadcasting NHK’s World Radio Japan program. Shortwave radios served as a source of information during the Persian Gulf War in 1990 for Japanese people ...