Railway companies across Japan are giving train drivers a new addition to their uniforms that boosts visibility and reduces ...

Transportation systems in southwest Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture continue to experience disruptions on Jan. 14, a day after a ...

Japan's Kyushu Railway Company, or JR Kyushu, said Monday that it will withdraw from the passenger ship business operated by a subsidiary. The business is run by JR Kyushu Jet Ferry, which covered ...

The JR Kyushu Pikmin lunch box costs 1600 JPY ($10.20). When you open it, there aren’t any sides or food cut in the shape of Pikmin. However, it uses a lot of colorful vegetables that can remind ...

This file photo shows the Queen Beetle high-speed ferry docked at Hakata Port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, in September 2024. FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Railway Co. said Monday it will terminate ...

JR Kyushu will withdraw from on-water transport completely and liquidate the wholly owned JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc., as it deemed it "cannot ensure operational safety" and due to questions over ...

Japan’s tourism boom is anticipated to continue in 2025. The East Asian island country is popular among Gen Z and millennials ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public ...

Kyushu Railway Co. said Monday it will terminate its ferry service between Fukuoka in southwestern Japan and South Korea's Busan as it was unable to resolve a water seepage issue affecting its Queen ...

A high-speed ferry service connecting Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea, will be discontinued after the route was suspended and JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc. came under fire for covering up water leakage.

Whether the trains are crisscrossing Europe or venturing into the Japanese countryside, the business model comes with significant built-in advantages.