Japanese Daily News

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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜を目指す — to aim for; to work toward
• 〜ぶりに — for the first time in ...
• 〜について — about ~; regarding ~

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことが決まる — it has been decided that ~
• 〜回目 — the ~th time
• 「〜」と話しました — said "~" (quotation)

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜に向けた／〜に向けて — toward ~; aimed at ~
• 〜に関する — concerning ~; related to ~
• 〜と考えられている — is thought to ~; is believed that ~

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜て、〜 — do ~ and then ~ (connecting actions)
• 〜に負ける／〜に勝つ — to lose to ~ / to win against ~
• 〜と（条件） — when / if ~ , then ~ (natural result)

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜とも呼ばれる — is also called ~; is also known as ~
• 〜につながる — leads to ~; is connected to ~
• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜より — more ~ than ~ (comparison)
• 〜のように — like ~ / as ~
• 〜と（条件） — when / if ~ , then ~ (natural result)

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことが分かりました — it has been found that ~; it turns out that ~
• 〜見通しです — is expected to ~; the outlook is that ~
• 〜という声が出ている — there are voices saying ~; some people say ~

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ないで — without doing ~
• 〜ています（状態） — state that continues (is ~ / has been ~)
• 〜で一番〜 — the most ~ in ~ (superlative)

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と呼ばれる — is called ~; is known as ~
• 〜うち — of these; among ~
• 〜やすい — easy to ~

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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.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことができます — can do ~; be able to ~
• 〜だけ — only ~; just ~
• 〜予定です — be planned to ~; be scheduled to ~

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