How Japan’s railway innovation went global - The shared future of Asia and Japan
World 13:33 11/12/2025A four-legged, dog-like robot moves nimbly around and inside railcars on the production line. Equipped with high-sensitivity sensors, this “digital watchdog” inspects railcar surfaces for irregularities and defects, taking over duties previously performed by human workers. The scene unfolds at Hitachi Rail’s railcar manufacturing facility in Maryland, on the East Coast of the United States, which began full-scale operations on September 8.
JR East's E10 Shinkansen may be delivered to India in 2029
World 17:15 01/10/2025MUMBAI -- Next-generation E10 series Shinkansen bullet trains of East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, are expected to be delivered to India in 2029 for a planned high-speed rail link in the South Asian nation, an urban development official of the western Indian city of Mumbai said Tuesday.
India wants more Japan involvement in rail project
World 20:19 13/08/2025NEW DELHI -- The Indian government is pushing for more involvement by Japan in India's national high-speed railway project, Jiji Press learned Wednesday.
Proposed bullet train to cut Hanoi-Saigon rail travel time to less than 6 hours
Vietnam News 17:39 25/12/2018The train’s average commercial speed will be around 320km/h, a record for land travel in Vietnam