Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23. The 66-kilometer course ...

South Hokkaido Railway Co., a semi-public entity founded in Hakodate to operate a conventional line along a Shinkansen route, and Aomori Railway Co. in Aomori are also heavily dependent on track ...

The collaboration came to life due to alignment between the world of One Piece and the scenic vistas along the Sanyo Shinkansen route, which runs along the Seto Inland Sea. The launch of the "One ...