Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway ... tentatively called Fuji Tram, will run on hydrogen fuel cells and rubber wheels. It will look like a train with two cars ...

Her white-gloved, waistcoated uniform impeccable, 22-year-old Hazuki Okuno boards a bullet ... Tokyo past Mount Fuji to Hakata around five hours away. One top-speed Nozomi train arrives up to ...

I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside makes for steep gradients and lots of curves. The ...

Last year, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the two prefectures in which Mount Fuji stands, introduced a mandatory hiking fee for those heading up the symbol of Japan. Now Shizuoka ... the authorities ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient ... which is a modest bullet train ride away from Tokyo -- with a view of Mount Fuji on the way -- is famed ...

With Japan’s cherry blossoms, bullet trains and snow-ringed peaks ... While crowds continue to flock to the likes of Kyoto and Mount Fuji, many of the island nation’s most unique and rewarding ...