While the Sommeil Profond is the newest overnight bus to take to the roads – and is unique in that it offers fully reclining seats – it’s not the only sleeper bus that exists in Japan.

A team led by the government-affiliated Riken research institute used Japan’s supercomputer Fugaku to run simulations of the spread of droplets from coughs in a local bus. The bus has two doors ...

Japan has launched a sleeper bus with fully flat seats that could help concertgoers and tourists avoid having to pay for a hotel. Bus operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko has unveiled their new double ...

But for those keen to visit Japan ... with 11-seats. The bus travels between Tokyo, Osaka and Nara, and is equipped with completely private rooms with sliding doors, as well as reclining seats ...