Central Japan Railway Company

The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies on a pilot programme for developing a digital yen, joining peers around the globe ramping up efforts towards issuing digital versions of their currencies for retail use. The discussions will touch on various themes including the business and technological features of...

On Tuesday, Japan's Supreme Court will hand down a ruling on whether the family of a man suffering from dementia should be held responsible and pay damages to a railway company in a case in which the man was hit and killed by a train in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, eight years ago.

Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze today, media reports said.

A video showing the fast and meticulous cleaning process of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train, has gone viral on the internet with over 2.5 million views in the last few weeks.

The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies on a pilot programme for developing a digital yen, joining peers around the globe ramping up efforts towards issuing digital versions of their currencies for retail use. The discussions will touch on various themes including the business and technological features of...

On Tuesday, Japan's Supreme Court will hand down a ruling on whether the family of a man suffering from dementia should be held responsible and pay damages to a railway company in a case in which the man was hit and killed by a train in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, eight years ago.

Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze today, media reports said.

A video showing the fast and meticulous cleaning process of Japan's Shinkansen bullet train, has gone viral on the internet with over 2.5 million views in the last few weeks.