Join me at Koriyama Station for a first-hand look at Japan’s newest bullet train: the E8 Series Tsubasa Shinkansen. This sleek, modern high-speed train just entered service, and today we’ll be riding ...

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Stepping onto a Japanese bullet train feels like taking a trip into the future. The sleek, white cars with blue stripes down the side glide out of stations across the country every three minutes. The ...

After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a good value, if you know how to use them. By Allan ...