In brief: In what is the perfect illustration of how the world has changed over the last two and a half decades, Japan has stopped measuring crowding on trains using a peculiar metric: how easy it is ...

Japan is one of those rare destinations where ancient traditions and ultramodern life blend so seamlessly that every moment feels cinematic. Travelers from the U.S. continue to flock to the island ...

Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of ...

After riding the rails around the world, I was eager to try Japan's bullet trains. My trip from Osaka to Tokyo was smooth and comfy, but I felt motion sickness for the first time. I couldn't enjoy the ...