In recent decades, bullet trains have become a symbol of technological progress, revolutionizing high-speed rail travel and ...

The first Shinkansen halved the travel time between Tokyo and Osaka, changing Japanese society and the way business was ...

Unlike other upscale hotels that can feel stuffy and ostentatious, the Four Seasons Osaka is warm and welcoming. The city’s residents are famously friendly, and staff here more than live up to that ...

Passengers on Japan’s super-fast bullet trains have long enjoyed ordering coffee, ice cream or boxed lunches from staff pushing a snack cart, savoring the treats as they whipped past landmarks such as ...

Tesla has deployed an interesting new Powerpack system to provide backup power to a train in Osaka in case of an emergency and to reduce peak energy demand. At this point, Tesla has hundreds of ...

Three people were confirmed dead and almost 100 injured after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning, rattling one of Japan’s industrial heartlands and halting trains and factories across the ...