Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Visit Iseshima) If you enjoy sushi and world class sashimi, the Ise-Shima region of Japan (located in the Shima Peninsula, with ...

Japanese trains have long been known for their speed and efficiency. Now, if the East Japan Railway Company has its way, luxurious may soon be added to the list with the May 1 debut of its Train Suite ...

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The futuristic champagne-gold Train Suite Shiki-shima, operated by East Japan Railway, has five-star lounge, dining and observatory cars and features a menu devised by a Michelin-starred chef. The ...

THE British invented modern railways, but it was the Japanese that brought them near to perfection. True, there are now some classy railways in Europe, but Hideo Shima's shinkansen, the bullet train, ...

From the postwar decades through the late twentieth century, Japan’s burgeoning economic power attracted global attention. After the nation became the world’s number two economy in the 1970s, American ...