AOMORI -- Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru ... Celsius at an altitude of about 5,000 meters over Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. As of 9 a.m. on Jan. 17, the city of Aomori had recorded ...

British firm unveils interior designs for Japanese ultra-fast earthquake-proof trains - The E10 Shinkansen train is set to ...

North of Tokyo, the Tohoku region unfolds across seven prefectures that offer a world of scenic beauty and cultural exploration. From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima ...

All 450 passengers in the 10-car Hayabusa train, bound for Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture ... Following the incident, all operations on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen ...

The train is now in the design implementation phase, and the first ones are expected to enter service in 2030.

The Tohoku Shinkansen’s Yamabiko 223 derailed ... as well as between Morioka and Shin-Aomori. According to the transport ministry, it was the second derailment of a bullet train during operations.

Tohoku is a poet, the stanzas of its haikus ... "I would recommend the Tanesashi coast in Aomori. That section is beautiful, fun, and can be done in half a day," says Robin.

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Pretty as a picture ... Hara, a contemporary artist who also serves as a professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design, is known for incorporating pink into ...