JR Central and JR West unveil Supreme Class, the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen's new top tier: a private cabin with a locked door, free service, and a steep price. Here's the cost and how visitors can book it.
Hokuriku Electric has broken ground on a 2,000 kW hydropower plant in Komatsu, Ishikawa — Japan's first dedicated to a bullet train. All output will flow to JR West under an offsite PPA. How does Japan's decarbonization push compare with SNCF and Deutsche Bahn?
Why JR Central chose a standard white livery for Doctor S — the successor to the legendary yellow inspection train. Inside the official reasoning, the meaning of yellow in Shinkansen color codes, how inspection trains look in other countries, and where to photograph the new Doctor S along the Tokaido line.