Japan's Shinkansen just added a private first-class cabin — and it's unlike anything on rails
Japan's new Shinkansen Supreme Class Cabin offers a private, luxury capsule on Tokyo–Osaka trains. Prices, qui...
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Inspiration & Trip Ideas
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Global tourism hit a record 1.5 billion trips in 2025 — and Japan is leading the charge
Global tourism hit a record 1.5 billion arrivals in 2025. Here's why Japan is the big winner — from the weak y...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Kagoshima Is Giving Away Free Bullet-Train Tickets — Here's How to Claim Yours
Kagoshima Prefecture is giving free Shinkansen tickets to travellers who book a night at a participating hotel...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Ten high-speed trains that make flying optional
From Japan's Shinkansen to Morocco's Al Boraq and China's 431km/h Maglev — the world's fastest trains and how...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Three Kanazawa Hotels That Make Japan's Best Small City Surprisingly Affordable
From a $125 Hyatt Centric to a 30-storey Nikko with skyline views, three affordable Kanazawa hotels that put J...
Travel & Airline News
Typhoon Dujuan Threatens Japan's Autumn Holiday Week
Typhoon Dujuan may approach Japan's main island Honshu during a rare five-day holiday week. What travellers sh...
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JR Turns Old Station Kit into Souvenirs at Urawa Train Fan Sale
JR's train fan sale at Urawa Station sold genuine station signage and train number plates — a collector's chan...
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Lufthansa Group to fly 50 weekly flights to Japan from summer 2027, including a Nagoya return
Lufthansa Group plans 50 weekly flights to Japan for summer 2027, reviving Frankfurt–Nagoya and adding daily F...
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Burglars make off with three shotguns in Saitama — what the odd case says about safety in rural Japan
Three shotguns and 125 shells were stolen in a rare burglary in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture. What the case means...
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Nagoya Rolls Out the Asian Games: What Travellers Should Know About Japan's Biggest Party This Autumn
The Asian Games open in Nagoya, Japan, with 17,000 athletes, cricket, eSports and plenty of drama. A traveller...
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A 300-metre cruise ship becomes the athletes' village at Japan's Asian Games
The Costa Serena cruise ship will house 4,000 athletes at Nagoya's Asian Games as container-hut accommodation...
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Japan's longest loop trail is open: 320km of walking across northern Ibaraki
Japan's longest loop trail, the 320km Hitachinokuni Long Trail in Ibaraki, is now fully open — six towns, wate...