In Sapporo, surging costs have forced JR Hokkaido and partners to reevaluate redevelopment plans for the area near the future ...

SAPPORO -- A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension ... of Kuromatsunai in southwestern Hokkaido. Farmers began noticing ...

After the bullet train line is connected to Sapporo at the end of fiscal 2030, Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is expected to end operations on the 148-kilometer adjacent section of the JR ...

Resort Shirakami runs along the picturesque Gono Line from Akita to Aomori Prefecture, providing breathtaking coastal views ...

Nemuro Station in Hokkaido was named Japan’s easternmost station after the Hokkaido Railway Company’s timetable ...

Hokkaido's Furano Line is famous for its breathtaking scenery all year round. It runs between Asahikawa and Furano stations ...

In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and how Tokyu's luxury tourist train started running in Hokkaido Prefecture. This year, JR Hokkaido ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

As the number of users is unlikely to recover from a prolonged decline, JR Hokkaido has decided to close the station.

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) is operating a special train again this year on part of its Senmo Line to allow passengers to view the drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese expert panel broadly approved Thursday a draft report by the transport ministry that pushes back the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line's ...