How Japan’s Bullet Trains Changed Travel

The Chinese government is tightening the noose on debt defaulters, imposing stringent penalties that include restrictions on high-speed rail travel and luxury accommodations. This move is part of a broader crackdown on unpaid bills. read more.....»»

Elon Musk introduced the concept of the hyperloop in 2013. Here's where we are in hyperloop development. Countries in Europe and Asia are filled with high-speed bullet trains, bringing passengers between cities within 2.5 hou.....»»

Twitter/NHK Flooding from Typhoon Hagibis has destroye.....»»

A Hello Kitty themed bullet train will travel between the Japanese cities of Osaka and Fukuoka for three months. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story......»»

Shutterstock On a recent trip through Asia and Europe, I had the opportunity to ride bullet trains in China, Korea, and Russia. Last year, on a trip to Tokyo to launch Business Insider Japan, I rode a bullet train from Tokyo .....»»

A UCLA study says that bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka helped reduce housing prices. Would that work for San Francisco and Los Angeles?.....»»

First-class train cars used to include gramophones and leather armchairs. Passengers listen to a radio gramophone on a LNER train carriage in 1930.Photo by Fox Photos/G.....»»

There have been mounting calls inside Japan, where only 3.5% of the population has been vaccinated, to postpone the Olympics. Hiro Komae/AP Images Japan is experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 ca.....»»

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

The Japanese were on the offensive in spring 1942, after launching a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and sweeping across the western Pacific. USS Lexington during the Battle of the Coral .....»»

United and American are selling flights to Japan for under $200 and Europe for under $300. The question remains, however: Will Americans.....»»

The CDC still hasn't given vaccinated individuals the green light to travel despite flight searches and the number of daily flyers continuing to soar. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't yet approved travel for vaccinated in.....»»

COVID-19 has changed behaviors, now set to become the new normal and benefit companies in retail, travel, technology, finance and more......»»

President Biden and UK leader Boris Johnson spoke Saturday night by phone, and discussed their love of train travel, according to The Telegraph. Getty Joe Biden and Boris Jo.....»»

The wide-ranging interview peeks into a chaotic spring, "one of the greatest things we ever did" and what to expect travelers to demand in 2021......»»

The wide-ranging interview peeks into a chaotic spring, "one of the greatest things we ever did" and what to expect travelers to demand in 2021......»»

Stocks rose in China and were little changed in Japan on Friday with most world markets closed for Christmas holidays......»»

Cruise operators have been hammered by the curbs to contain the spread of the virus, with extended port quarantines in Japan and California due to deadly outbreaks on some cruise ships adding to the worries......»»

Thomas Pallini/Business Insider As a seasoned traveler, I thought I knew all the best practices for booking travel before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But I was proved wrong. Having canc.....»»

Boeing was in trouble long before the COVID-19 pandemic forever changed air travel. Things did not get better this weekend, given Warren Buffett’s bad news for airline stocks......»»