Technology could help to save lives at Japanese train stations. According to reports, West Japan Railway has installed security cameras at one station that can detect common patterns of drunkenness.

A sealed 1930s subway platform beneath Shimbashi Station still holds traces of what the capital looked like before the war.

Twitter user @GlraFFE shared a heartwarming story about a train station in Japan that returned their lost tumbler along with a sweet message. Upon arriving at home, the Twitter user realized they had ...

Not only will the start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line utilizing maglev technology be delayed by about eight years but construction costs will also spiral upward by about 4 trillion yen ($26 ...

Join me at Koriyama Station for a first-hand look at Japan’s newest bullet train: the E8 Series Tsubasa Shinkansen. This ...

3D-printed architecture continues to go from strength to strength, with all kinds of projects now being created with the burgeoning technology, including a Walmart, housing, and even a data center.

Destinations are integrating technology for the benefit of tourists more often these days, and the same can be said of Osaka, Japan. From October 2-4, the West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) installed an ...

Tokyo —What's being billed as "the world's most advanced train station" has opened in the western Japanese city of Osaka. Actually a new wing of the existing Osaka Station, eight minutes away via ...

Earlier this year, we reported on rial operator JR West’s plans to create the world’s first 3D-printed train station building. In a fitting tribute to the speed this technology affords us, the ...

Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

This cutesy mode of transportation has debuted. The high-speed bullet train featuring the lovable Hello Kitty is now making trips in Japan. Unveiled today, the railroad cars are stylishly embellished ...