Japanese Daily News

Episodes

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  EP 166: 102歳で富士山登頂、最高齢のギネス世界記録に認定 16.09.2026 9m

  A one-hundred-two-year-old climber has been certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest man ever to reach the top of Mount Fuji. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 165: 山形の新しいお米「ゆきまんてん」、知事と小学生が稲刈り 16.09.2026 7m

  In Yamagata, in northern Japan, the governor and a group of elementary school students harvested a brand-new variety of rice together. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 164: 100歳以上の高齢者、初めて10万人を超える 15.09.2026 9m

  Japan's population aged one hundred or older has topped one hundred thousand for the first time ever. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 163: 大相撲の秋場所が東京・両国国技館で開幕 15.09.2026 7m

  The autumn grand sumo tournament has just started in Tokyo, and every seat is sold out. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 162: 沖縄県知事選、古謝玄太氏が初当選 14.09.2026 9m

  Okinawa has elected a new governor — a forty-two-year-old newcomer who defeated the incumbent. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 161: バレー男子日本代表がアジア選手権で優勝、ロス五輪へ 14.09.2026 7m

  Japan's men's volleyball team has won the Asian Championship — and with it, a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 160: 中部電力、浜岡原発の再稼働審査を取り下げへ 13.09.2026 10m

  A major power company is giving up its bid to restart a nuclear plant, after a data scandal. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 159: 野球のU18日本代表、アジア選手権の決勝へ 13.09.2026 7m

  Japan's under-eighteen baseball team — all high school students — has reached the final of the Asian Championship in Taiwan. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 158: 睡眠研究の柳沢正史さんに米ラスカー賞 12.09.2026 10m

  A Japanese scientist who studies sleep has just won one of the world's top medical prizes. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 157: アップルが新しいiPhoneを発表、初の折りたたみモデルも 12.09.2026 8m

  This week, Apple announced its new iPhones — and for the first time, one of them folds like a book. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 156: コメ農家の廃業・倒産が過去最多ペース 11.09.2026 10m

  Rice farmers in Japan are quitting at a record pace this year, even after rice prices surged. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 155: 東京駅前に新しい高層ビル「トフロム八重洲」が開業 11.09.2026 7m

  A brand-new skyscraper has just opened right in front of Tokyo Station, full of restaurants, a theater, and a huge bus terminal. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 154: サムスン電子、横浜に半導体の研究拠点を開所 10.09.2026 10m

  South Korea's Samsung Electronics has opened a big semiconductor research center in Yokohama, teaming up with Japan on next-generation chip technology. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 153: 東海道新幹線に新しい豪華シート「スプリームクラス」 10.09.2026 8m

  Japan's famous bullet train is getting new luxury seats — almost like little private rooms on rails. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 152: 「Suicaのペンギン」の後継を決める投票が始まる 09.09.2026 9m

  After almost twenty-five years, the penguin on Japan's Suica transit card is retiring, and the public gets to vote on its successor. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 151: 生活道路の速度、時速60キロから30キロに 09.09.2026 7m

  Japan just changed a big traffic rule. On the narrow streets where people live, cars must now drive much more slowly. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 150: 国際学力調査、日本がOECD加盟国で初の全分野1位 08.09.2026 9m

  Japan's fifteen-year-olds just topped every OECD country in the world's biggest school survey — but there is a catch in the results. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 149: 秋の味覚シャインマスカット、今年は甘くて安い 08.09.2026 7m

  It's autumn fruit season in Japan, and one big green grape is the star of the markets right now. This year it's sweeter than usual — and cheaper, too. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 148: アジア競技大会、まもなく愛知・名古屋で開幕 07.09.2026 9m

  Asia's biggest sports festival opens in Japan later this month, and athletes are already arriving. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 147: 日本の景気拡大、戦後最長になった可能性 07.09.2026 10m

  Japan's economy may have just made history: the current expansion could now be the longest since the end of the war. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.