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Sevil Erkuş – TOKYO Japan has been using high-speed train technology for nearly 60 years and is now preparing to switch to airborne Maglev trains, which is seen as the future railway technology. The Maglev train, which can reach speeds of up to 603 kilometers per hour in tests, does…

Hi folks, and belatedly Happy New Year! Trust you all had happy, jolly, merry holidays. I sure did!… All righty. Let’s get on… by looking back. So, as per usual on these here blogpages of mine around this time of year, herewith, my round-up of last year: a…

A train trip to Cape Town that takes nearly two days, and the unexpected cancellation of a return leg to Johannesburg, forces a broader contemplation of the continuing decline of public services in South Africa. About a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote enthusias…

“I can’t sleep with this noisy kid crying!” The Shinkansen bullet train is by far the easiest way to get around Japan, in terms of both comfort and speed. That convenience, though, means that all sorts of people rub elbows as Shinkansen passengers, from happy tourists on vacation to worn-out…

With the floor space expanded by 5,700 sq meters, the renovated facility is planned to open in the summer of 2023 following the start of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train serves to Fukui in the spring of that year. I guess I wasn't paying attention and missed them taking the…

Google has announced its top 10 trending destinations for 2020. The search engine giant compiled the list by looking at Google Hotel searches between January and December 2019 for dates in 2020.  It compared that data to searches during the same time period…

By the time Ive made my third pass through Furukawa shotengai, even the local shop owners are confused. The shopping arcade, built in 1963 but boasting a tradition that dates back to the Edo period (16031868), is full of food vendors and restaurants much like…

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Thursday that the typhoon-hit Hokuriku bullet train line will resume full services on March 14. Services on the line, which connects Tokyo and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture via Nagano and other prefectures have been redu…

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is set to face the world's media today and reveal for the first time the dramatic details of how he skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon to escape £65million corruption charges. The 65-year-old businessman is expected to …

TOKYO: Private jets, bullet trains and boxes with holes for breathing: Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan, where he was awaiting trial, is worthy of a Hollywood plot. A millionaire many times over, used to hob-nobbing with the Davos set, Ghosn chaffed at what …