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I can clearly remember the jarring moment when, despite being Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Transport (DfT), I realised that my concerns about the future of HS2 were being ignored. I was discussing the project with one of the department's top…

The HS2 project risks becoming a 'bottomless pit' for taxpayers' money and the bosses running it should be sacked, according to a key architect of the scheme. Professor Roderick Smith, a former Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Transport (DfT), …

Sun, sea, sand or snow? Get over the post-Christmas slump by packing off somewhere hot in January, or hitting the slopes when ski resorts are much quieter. And if youre planning ahead on an April or Easter holiday, these ideas might inspire you. Go now Dow…

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Some leaders in the U.S. are intent on reviving the old dream of high-speed rail. Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing $607 billion for a new high-speed train network as part of his Green New Deal. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

YOKOHAMA – A court Wednesday sentenced a man to life in prison over a random knife attack aboard a shinkansen last year that left a passenger dead and two others injured. Ichiro Kojima, 23, had admitted to the charges of murdering 38-year-old Kotaro Umeda an…

A Japanese court sentenced a man Wednesday to life in prison over a random knife attack aboard a shinkansen bullet train last year that left a passenger dead and two others injured. Ichiro Kojima, 23, had admitted to the charges of murdering 38-year-old Kota…

A long-in-the-works plan to link Houston and Dallas with high-speed rail is making steady progress as backers for the project announce that they could be one year away from breaking ground.  Earlier this year, Archinect reported that Texas CentralTexas Centr…

The architecturally superior pizza toast at Bugen One man’s epic quest to savor the fading beauty of Japan’s traditional cafes — kissaten — and their signature snack The pizza toast was like liturgy, like an old friend comforting me as I wept into my hands. T…

Kumamon, the cuddly Japanese black bear-like character whose fame has spread overseas, has missed out on becoming a runner for the 2020 Olympic torch relay, officials familiar with the matter said Saturday. The Kumamoto prefectural government had sounded out…

A photo exhibition showcasing the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and major domestic and international events at the time, as well as selected photos of present-day Japan, will open Sunday in the run-up to next year’s Olympiad. The exhibition at Tokyo International Foru…