The successor to East i, the inspection train used to ensure safety of Shinkansen operations, will debut in fiscal 2029 under the name Soar, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said July 14.

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics may be two years away, but Japan is already flexing its transportation muscles. Central Japan Railway Co. has rolled out its new high-speed Shinkansen N700S – or ...

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Japan will host the 2020 Summer Olympics, an event which will see the country’s capital, Tokio, use as many existing competition venues as possible. That means a lot of people will be attending and ...