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Long before bullet trains connected Tokyo and Kyoto, travelers used Nakasendo Road to travel between the two cities, stopping at postal towns along the way to sleep, eat, and rest the horses. Today, it is possible to hike portions of the Nakasendo Trail in th…

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan for the G20 Summit in Osaka gave him an opportunity to exchange views with with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for the first time in his second term. Earlier this year, Modi came back to power with a dec…

It can get lonely in a megacity of 38.14 million people, but you can always find friends where the rugby is showed. At last orders there was an Englishman, an Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman all sat at the bar. It was like a bad joke, without any punchlin…

— On 14 April 2016, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Japans southernmost island of Kyushu, toppling buildings and sending residents rushing into the streets. Hundreds of aftershocks one an even stronger 7.0 quake continued for days, killing 49 people, injuring…

Compiling our list of essential things to do in Japan, we could have gobbled up the entire magazine. Narrowing it down to 25 experiences made us feel like Joe Schmidt agonising over his final squad. If youre travelling to the Rugby World Cup, youre in for a t…

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Rugby fans visiting Japan for the World Cup are in for a treat if they use the countrys bullet trains to reach the stadiums. The fleet contains some of the most advanced high-speed trains in the world, with jaw-dropping top speeds and unmatched punctuality. …

In less than a month, Indian Railways' subsidiary Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is going to flag off the country's first private train, Tejas Express, on October 4. This privatised train will run between Delhi and Lucknow. With the T…

(CNN) With Tokyo set to host two of the world's biggest sporting events -- the Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics -- Japan's capital is making final preparations for the global spotlight. So what will sports fans notice when they travel here? Fi…

Even in its heyday, the Nakasendo trail was never quite as popular as the Tokaido never quite so developed, and never quite so wealthy. While the Tokaido road hugged the coast, cutting a wider, flatter path on its 514-kilometer journey between Edo (now Tokyo)…