Japanese Daily News

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• EP 051: 2026年の富士山の登山シーズンが始まる、今年から全ルートで一人4000円が必要に　安全のための新ルール 06.07.2026 9min

  Japan's climbing season for Mount Fuji has just begun, and this year every route has new rules — including a fee for everyone who climbs. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 050: 2026年の路線価が発表、全国平均が2.9%上昇で現行方式で過去最大の伸び　地方やリゾート地にも波及 05.07.2026 11min

  Japan's National Tax Agency just released this year's official land values, and prices rose nationwide by the most in over a decade. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 049: すみだ水族館で今年生まれたペンギンの赤ちゃん2羽が、今日から順番に「プールデビュー」 05.07.2026 9min

  At an aquarium in Tokyo, two baby penguins born this spring are about to swim in front of visitors for the very first time. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 048: 大企業の今年の夏のボーナスが平均100万円を超え、初めて大台突破で過去最高に　経団連第1回集計 04.07.2026 11min

  Japan's big companies just posted their highest summer bonuses on record, topping one million yen on average for the first time ever. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 047: 埼玉・飯能のムーミンバレーパークで夏の水遊びイベント開幕、「ニョロニョロ」のスコールで涼しく 04.07.2026 8min

  At a Moomin theme park in Saitama, near Tokyo, a summer water event began yesterday. After a rumble of thunder, a sudden downpour falls from above, and everyone cools off. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 046: 神奈川・藤沢市がGPS発信機付きライフジャケットの無料貸出を開始、海水浴場では全国初 03.07.2026 10min

  The city of Fujisawa, near Tokyo, has started lending out life jackets with built-in GPS trackers at its beaches this summer. For a public beach in Japan, it's a first. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 045: 神奈川・平塚で「湘南ひらつか七夕まつり」が今日開幕、3日間で日本有数の夏祭り 03.07.2026 7min

  In Hiratsuka, a city in Kanagawa near Tokyo, one of Japan's biggest star festivals opens today, with about a hundred giant paper decorations lining the streets. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 044: 気象庁が40度以上の日を「酷暑日」と決定、今年の夏の天気予報から使用 02.07.2026 10min

  Japan's weather agency has created a new word for days when the temperature climbs past forty degrees, and forecasts will start using it this summer. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 043: 東京・日本科学未来館で「大南極展」開幕、南極観測70年を記念 02.07.2026 8min

  A big new exhibition about Antarctica opens in Tokyo today, celebrating seventy years of Japanese research at the South Pole. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 042: 2025年の出生数が過去最少の67万人、出生率も過去最低の1.14に 01.07.2026 9min

  Japan's government has announced that the number of babies born last year fell to a new record low. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 041: 明日から京都で祇園祭が始まる、1か月続く日本有数の夏祭り 01.07.2026 8min

  Tomorrow, one of Japan's most famous summer festivals begins in Kyoto. It runs for the whole month of July. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 040: 横浜の米軍根岸住宅地区が79年ぶりに日本へ返還、市は跡地活用を検討 30.06.2026 9min

  After seventy-nine years, the Negishi Housing Area used by the U.S. military in Yokohama has been returned to Japan. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 039: 明日7月1日、富士山が山開き、今年も全ルートで入山料4000円 30.06.2026 7min

  Tomorrow, July first, the climbing season opens on Mount Fuji, and this year again every route charges an entry fee. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
• EP 038: 日本がワールドカップでブラジルに逆転負け、近鉄京都線が全線再開、九州南部で激しい雨のおそれ 30.06.2026 7min

  Japan loses to Brazil at the World Cup after leading, the Kintetsu Kyoto Line reopens fully, and heavy rain threatens southern Kyushu. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 037: 沖縄が梅雨明け、ワールドカップ決勝トーナメントの32チーム決定、京都駅で電車が脱線 29.06.2026 7min

  Okinawa's rainy season ends, the thirty-two teams for the World Cup knockout round are decided with Japan set to face Brazil, and a train derails at Kyoto Station with no injuries. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 036: ワールドカップの32チームが決定、狛江市長選で松原氏が3選、自衛隊が南鳥島にミサイル配備 28.06.2026 7min

  The thirty-two teams for the World Cup knockout round are set, Mr. Matsubara wins a third term as mayor of Komae, and the Self-Defense Forces deploy missiles to Minami-Torishima island. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 035: 台風8号が関東に上陸、阪神が4日ぶりに試合、東京市場で半導体株が下落 27.06.2026 7min

  Typhoon number eight makes landfall in the Kanto region, the Hanshin baseball team finally plays after four days of rain, and semiconductor stocks fall sharply in Tokyo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 034: 両陛下がベルギーから帰国、2つの台風が関東に接近、東京の小学校で火事 26.06.2026 6min

  The Emperor and Empress return home from Belgium, two typhoons approach the Kanto region, and a fire breaks out at a Tokyo elementary school. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 033: 青森県でM6地震、新幹線が中断、日経平均が反発、モロッコがワールドカップで勝利 25.06.2026 7min

  An earthquake hits Aomori Prefecture, bullet trains are stopped, the stock market bounces back, and Morocco wins a World Cup game. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
• EP 032: 台風7号が沖縄に接近、任天堂の株価が下落、小児がん薬が足りなくなる 24.06.2026 7min

  Three big stories: Typhoon number seven is heading toward Okinawa, Nintendo's stock price is falling, and there's a shortage of childhood cancer medicines. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.