Snake

Snakes on board the swift “shinkansen” services are even more unusual than even minor delays in Japan’s much-heralded bullet trains. A passenger on a train between Nagoya and Tokyo on Tuesday night reported to security about...

News Hour: A Japanese bullet train was forced to make an emergency stop on Monday after a snake was found slithering between the seats, local media reported. A passenger spotted the 30 centimetres (12 inches) serpent...