It's not just the high-speed rail network, the best airports and earthquake-resistant buildings. Japan has added another ...

Japan's high-speed rail journey began in 1964, just before the Tokyo Olympics, with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen.This line connected the capital city with Osaka, covering 320 miles and ...

"We are looking at state-level commitments so that we can bring private equity partners in," CHSRA CEO Ian Choudri reportedly said.

Japan’s High-Speed Rail Breakthrough . Tokyo’s rail diplomacy scores a win in India. By Shang-su Wu. December 17, 2015. Credit: ...

“The high-speed rail, the Shinkansen, just unlocks so much potential to connect different cities here in Japan because of the ease of moving around,” said Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, an economic ...

As Texas considers high-speed rail, Japan’s bullet train impressed the Texas elected and business leaders who visited the country in July — including the governor. After arriving in Tokyo ...

Happy 60 th birthday to high-speed rail. It was on October 1 st in 1964 that the Shinkansen, Japan’s revolutionary super-fast train, made its debut.. Known as the “bullet train” because of ...

Japan seeks to export its expertise in high-speed rail to the United States, according to a new report. On Tuesday, the Central Japan Railway Company took U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood ...

Duhon told NPR that his group's name is a misnomer, that they don't actually oppose all high speed rail, just this project. It would be better to build a high-speed rail line along the existing I ...

The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains after their leaders met in Washington on ...

Japan was the first to develop a high-speed rail network, completing its first line just in time for the 1964 Olympics. Now it boasts the second-most extensive "bullet train" lines in Asia.