SENDAI—An apparent chemical leak on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line injured six passengers, including a child, on Oct. 9, but none of them were reported in serious condition. A call made to the 119 ...

A Tohoku Shinkansen train was forced to make an emergency stop while traveling through Tokyo after a coupler connecting two parts of the train abruptly detached. The incident occurred around 11:30 ...

TOKYO - The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations on March 6 morning after the train cars decoupled and came to a halt, according to JR East.