Japanese Daily News

Episódios

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  EP 202: 佐川急便、宅配便の料金を平均13.8%値上げへ 04.10.2026 10min

  Tonight: a big delivery company raises its prices. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 201: 村上宗隆、大リーグのポストシーズンで初ホームラン 04.10.2026 7min

  This morning: a big home run in American baseball. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 200: スガキヤ、ドムドムハンバーガーを子会社に 03.10.2026 10min

  Tonight: a famous ramen chain buys Japan's oldest hamburger chain. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 199: 上司を「さん」で呼ぶのがいい、4人に1人 03.10.2026 7min

  This morning: a new survey on how people in Japan call their bosses, and how they feel about handwriting. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 198: マクドナルドの「ドナルド」が「ロナルド」に名前を変更 02.10.2026 10min

  Tonight: McDonald's in Japan gives its famous clown a new name. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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  EP 197: ビールの税金が下がり、1本9円ほど安く 02.10.2026 7min

  This morning: beer in Japan just got a little cheaper. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
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  EP 196: 民間の平均給与、487万円で過去最高に 01.10.2026 10min

  Tonight: average pay in Japan just hit a record high. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
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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 01.10.2026 7min

  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.
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  EP 194: 東京都心、9月は全ての日で降水　観測史上初 30.09.2026 10min

  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.
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  EP 193: 両陛下がジブリパークで「ネコバス」に笑顔 30.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  EP 192: 東京大学に初めての女性総長が誕生へ 29.09.2026 9min

  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.
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  EP 191: 技能五輪国際大会、日本がメダル10個を獲得 29.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  EP 190: ビール系飲料の酒税が一本化へ 28.09.2026 10min

  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.
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  EP 189: 昭和記念公園で400万本のコスモスが見ごろ 28.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  EP 188: アジア大会マラソン、山下一貴が金メダル 27.09.2026 10min

  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.
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  EP 187: 「都民の日」、東京の動物園や庭園が無料に 27.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  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 26.09.2026 10min

  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.
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  EP 185: 秋の夜空に「中秋の名月」 26.09.2026 7min

  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.
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  EP 184: ドコモが携帯電話の料金プランを値上げへ 25.09.2026 9min

  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.
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  EP 183: 映画「ちいかわ」が今年の興行収入1位に 25.09.2026 7min

  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.