Shinkansen
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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Services Resumed After Brief Suspension (Update 1)
Akita Shinkansen bullet train services have been suspended between Akita and Morioka stations bec...
January 26, 2026
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General NewsSnow Delays Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is operating at reduced speeds on Thursday due to heavy snowfall between G...
January 22, 2026
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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Resumes Services After Suspension Due to Heavy Snow
Akita Shinkansen services resumed at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday following suspensions caused by hea...
January 20, 2026
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General News
Akita Shinkansen Inbound, Outbound Services Suspended Due to Heavy Snow; Resumption Expected in Afternoon
Akita Shinkansen services have been suspended on both the inbound and outbound lines between Akit...
January 20, 2026
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CompaniesJapan’s JR Tokai to Introduce Private Compartment Seats on Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Trains in Oct.
NAGOYA — Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), the operator of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains, ...
January 15, 2026
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General NewsAkita Shinkansen Service Suspended in Both Directions Due to Snow; No Forecast of Service Resuming Soon
The Akita Shinkansen service has been suspended in both directions between Akita and Morioka stat...
January 14, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Experiencing Delays on Some Sections Due to Heavy Snow
The Tokaido Shinkansen has been operating at reduced speeds between Mikawa-Anjo and Kyoto station...
January 12, 2026
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General NewsTokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi Trains to Have Reserved Seats Only During Long Sept. Holiday Period
The Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi trains will operate with reserved seats only from Sept. 1...
January 7, 2026
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General News
Heading Home for the Holidays, Crowds Fill Shinkansen Bullet Trains in Preparation for New Year’s Celebrations
Passengers board a Shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Saturday as many head home for ...
December 27, 2025
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Japan In FocusBullet Train Bento Features Herring, Salmon, Squid to Celebrate Hokkaido Shinkansen’s 10th Anniversary
SAPPORO — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train services in March...
December 20, 2025
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CompaniesNew Year Crowding on Outbound JR Travel to Peak on Dec. 27, Inbound on Jan. 3; Shinkansen Trains Mostly Fully Booked through End of Month, Says JR Group
Crowding for outbound JR trains is expected to peak on Dec. 27 and inbound on Jan. 3, according ...
December 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Reconsider Route of Planned Hokuriku Shinkansen Section
Tokyo, Dec. 15 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, th...
December 16, 2025
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General NewsTohoku Shinkansen Service Suspended Due to M7.5 Earthquake Off Coast of Aomori Pref.
East Japan Railway Co. announced early Tuesday morning that Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train servic...
December 9, 2025
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General NewsTohoku Shinkansen Train Service Suspended due to Strong Earthquake that Hit Northern Japan
JR East announced Monday night that it suspended train services of Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train...
December 9, 2025
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General NewsTohoku, Joetsu Shinkansen Last Trains to Be Set Earlier Starting Next Spring; Tokyo Station Departure Times to Be Advanced 10 to 20 Minutes
East Japan Railway Co. will advance the departure times of each night’s last trains on the Tohoku...
November 12, 2025
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Due to Megathrust Earthquake Attention Advisory, Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Line Operating at Reduced Speed; Delays of 10 Minutes or More Expected
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Number of Trains Running on Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train Line Hits Highest Ever at 383 Per Day on Average
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Typhoon Lan Might Interrupt Shinkansen Bullet Train Services
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Tohoku Shinkansen Suspends Operations Between Tokyo and Sendai; No Time Scheduled for Service Resumption Available
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Japan’s JR Tokai Resumes Shinkansen Bullet Train’s Operations after Strong Earthquake; Odakyu Electric Railway Partly Resumes Operations (UPDATE2)