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195 episodes
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Date created
2026/05/26
Latest episode
2026/10/01
Average duration
9 min.
Release period
1 days
Description
Learn Japanese through real news stories. Daily episodes with native audio, vocabulary breakdown, and grammar review.
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EP 195: 王子動物園のアジアゾウ「マック」が死ぬ、34歳
2026/10/01
Some sad news from Kobe: a beloved elephant, who came to the city right after a great earthquake, has died. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 194: 東京都心、9月は全ての日で降水 観測史上初
2026/09/30
Tokyo has just set a weather record — rain fell every single day of September, a first in one hundred fifty years of record-keeping. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 193: 両陛下がジブリパークで「ネコバス」に笑顔
2026/09/30
Japan's Imperial Household Agency has released two delightful photos: the Emperor and Empress visiting Ghibli Park, and smiling from the window of the Cat Bus. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 192: 東京大学に初めての女性総長が誕生へ
2026/09/29
Japan's most famous university has chosen its next leader — and for the first time in its long history, the job goes to a woman. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 191: 技能五輪国際大会、日本がメダル10個を獲得
2026/09/29
Young workers from about seventy countries just competed in a big skills competition in Shanghai — a kind of Olympics for job skills — and Japan came home with ten medals. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 190: ビール系飲料の酒税が一本化へ
2026/09/28
Starting next month, Japan's beer tax rules change in a big way — real beer gets cheaper, while cheaper beer-like drinks go up. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 189: 昭和記念公園で400万本のコスモスが見ごろ
2026/09/28
In a big park in western Tokyo, four million cosmos flowers are in bloom right now, turning a whole hill bright yellow. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 188: アジア大会マラソン、山下一貴が金メダル
2026/09/27
At the Asian Games in Nagoya, a Japanese runner won the men's marathon for the first time in eight years. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 187: 「都民の日」、東京の動物園や庭園が無料に
2026/09/27
This coming Thursday is a special day in Tokyo — Citizens Day, when zoos, gardens, and museums all over the city open their doors for free. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 186: 11歳の栗原悠輝、eスポーツでアジア大会最年少の金メダル
2026/09/26
At the Asian Games in Nagoya, an eleven-year-old boy has just made sports history. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 185: 秋の夜空に「中秋の名月」
2026/09/26
Last night, people all over Japan looked up at the sky for a beautiful autumn tradition — the harvest moon. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 184: ドコモが携帯電話の料金プランを値上げへ
2026/09/25
Japan's biggest mobile carrier, Docomo, has announced it is raising its prices. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 183: 映画「ちいかわ」が今年の興行収入1位に
2026/09/25
A movie about small, cute characters has become Japan's biggest hit of the year. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
EP 182: 17歳の大橋信、競泳200m平泳ぎで世界新記録
2026/09/24
At the Asian Games in Japan, a seventeen-year-old swimmer has just rewritten the world record book. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
EP 181: よこはま動物園ズーラシア、来園者3000万人を達成
2026/09/24
A big zoo in Yokohama has just welcomed its thirty-millionth visitor since it opened. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.