Resort Shirakami runs along the picturesque Gono Line from Akita to Aomori Prefecture, providing breathtaking coastal views ...

From classic sights to lesser-known gems and transport tips to seasonal highlights, here’s the lowdown on visiting Japan.

In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that pushes back the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line's ...

Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the mid-afternoon, train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area came to a halt for ...

The government plans to delay its plan to extend the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, Japan's northernmost bullet train route, to Sapporo by eight years to March 2039, partly due to tunnel construction ...

Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt after the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War near the tracks. Thousands ...

However, in unveiling the E10 design concept on March 4, JR East said that the E10 would form the basis for future trains to be developed for the northern extension of the Shinkansen network to ...