Hokkaido’s rail system is facing a double whammy of the delayed completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen and a lack of passengers forcing the closure of local lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/hokkaido-shinkansen-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #rail #shinkansen #jrhokkaido #depopulation

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lXkrln2mr30 Embark on a spine-chilling adventure aboard Japan's iconic Shinkansen in the horror game "Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号" by Chilla's Art. Experience the eerie anomalies and supernatural encounters that await passengers on this haunted bullet train. Will you survive the journey, or become another lost soul on the rails?

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American train system: slow, never on time, dirty, considered low class.
Japanese train system: fast, always on time, clean, everyone uses it (they do have first-class cars).
If a Japanese train is late to the station, it's only because some sad-sack Japanese Salaryman got fed up with his life and threw himself onto the tracks in front of the oncoming train.
I shit you not.

#Shinkansen #Trains #Japan

The land ministry has selected 26 model projects nationwide to promote a lifestyle in which people divide their time between rural and urban areas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/society/projects-dual-habitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mlit #shinkansen #jreast #ana

Events were held in the Hokuriku region Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the extension of the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Line that connects Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/16/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-extension-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokurikushinkansen #bullettrains #shinkansen #rail #fukui #kanazawa

East Japan Railway has resumed operating coupled trains on its Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed rail line eight days after their suspension. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/tohoku-shinkansen-resumes-coupled-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #tohokushinkansen #rail

East Japan Railway said it will resume from Friday operating coupled trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which have been suspended since last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/tohoku-shinkansen-coupled-trains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #shinkansen #rail

A coupler connecting the Hayabusa No. 21 and Komachi No. 21 trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line in eastern and northeastern Japan came undone on Thursday morning, temporarily halting service. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/tohoku-shinkansen-decouple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jreast #shinkansen

East Japan Railway, or JR East, has said that it will start developing a new bullet train series — E10 — for the Tohoku Shinkansen line, which links Tokyo and the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/05/companies/jr-east-new-shinkansen-train/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #shinkansen #jreast #tohoku

The Tokyo Radio Broadcasting Bureau was launched in 1925, while the groundbreaking PlayStation2 hit the shelves 25 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/01/japan/history/nhk-shinkansen-playstation-japan-history-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #nhk #broadcast #radio #ldp #shinkansen #fukuoka #hakata #playstation #videogames

Look for DOGE goons & Elon to kill this High Speed Rail project in 3, 2, 1...

Amtrak seeks partner to move DFW-Houston bullet train forward

@dallasnews

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2025/02/28/amtrak-seeks-partner-to-move-dfw-houston-bullet-train-forward/

A shinkansen bullet train with livery inspired by Fantasy Springs, a new area of the Tokyo DisneySea amusement park, will travel between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations from Friday to mid-September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/18/companies/japan-disney-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rail #shinkansen #bullettrains #disney #jrcentral

JR Central's iconic "Doctor Yellow" train arrived at Tokyo Station on Wednesday after completing its final inspection of tracks on the Tokaido Shinkansen line before its retirement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/doctor-yellow-retires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinkansen #jrcentral #doctoryellow #rail

The number of passengers on express trains operated by six Japan Railways Group companies in key areas rose 11% from a year earlier during the year-end and New Year holiday period, the firms have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/07/companies/jr-passengers-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jr #jrcentral #jrwest #shinkansen #rail #ana #jal #aviation

Monuments of plastic models found throughout the city of Shizuoka showcase its model-making industry, which traces its roots to skilled craftsmen of the Tokugawa shogunate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/06/japan/society/shizuoka-plastic-modeling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #shizuoka #plastic #shinkansen #sengokuperiod #tokugawashogunate #localgovernment #education #manufacturing

Central Japan Railway, or JR Central, will launch a pilot service to let pet dogs have ride bullet trains with their owners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/06/companies/jr-central-shinkansen-pets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jrcentral #shinkansen #pets

There's no agenda in posting this video

Just a capture of a moment of simple human joy in efficient #publictransportation

Ok, ok... just a small agenda

Year: unknown, location: #Japan

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