Japanese Daily News

In eastern Hokkaido, a tiny salamander is getting some big help from the government. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ために — in order to ~; for the sake of ~
• 〜だけ — only ~; just ~
• 〜かもしれない — might ~; may ~ (possibility)

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Eighty-one years ago today, the Second World War ended for Japan. This evening's story is about the national memorial ceremony held in Tokyo for those who died in the war. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜てから — since ...; after ...
• 〜が行われる — to be held; to take place
• 〜のうち — out of ...; among ...
• 〜に続いて — following ...; after ...
• 〜ていく — to go on ...; to continue ... (into the future)

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Some happy news from Nagoya — one of the rarest animals in the world just had a baby at the city zoo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~; after an interval of ~
• 〜ば — if ~ (conditional)
• 〜と呼ばれる — to be called ~; to be known as ~

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This evening's story is about rice. The average supermarket price of rice has gone up for the first time in seven weeks — but only slightly, and prices are still expected to keep falling. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶりに — for the first time in ...
• 〜とみられています — is thought to ...; is expected to ...
• 〜にとって — for ...; from the standpoint of ...
• 〜すぎる — too ...; excessively ...
• 〜始める — to begin to ...

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It's shooting star season — one of the year's most famous meteor showers is lighting up Japan's summer night sky, and this year the conditions are perfect. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜によると — according to ~
• 〜しか〜ない — only ~ (nothing more)
• 〜てください — please do ~

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This evening, record-breaking rain hit Chiba Prefecture, next to Tokyo, and the weather agency issued its highest-level emergency warning for fourteen cities. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜によりますと — according to ...
• 〜たり〜たりする — do things like ... and ...
• 〜おそれがある — there is a risk that ...
• 〜ため（理由） — because ...; due to ...
• 〜続ける — to keep doing ...

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Today's story is about three old Japanese paintings that were separated about one hundred fifty years ago — one stayed in Japan, and two crossed the ocean. Now they are together again in Tokyo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~; after an interval of ~
• 〜という + noun — a ~ called ...; ... named ~
• 〜ことがわかる — to find out that ~; it becomes clear that ~

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Japanese researchers have announced a major discovery: a toxin made by gut bacteria appears to be behind nearly half of the country's colorectal cancer cases. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という＋名詞 — a ... called ...; named ...
• 〜とみられる — it is believed that ...; it appears that ...
• 〜のように — like ...; in the same way as ...
• 〜ための＋名詞 — a ... for the purpose of ...
• 〜かもしれません — might ...; may possibly ...

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Some happy news from Okinawa — a baby dolphin was born at a famous aquarium, and since Monday visitors can finally meet her. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことができる — can do ~; be able to do ~
• 〜とき — when ~
• 〜かもしれない — might ~; may ~

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Before dawn this morning, Japan's new flagship rocket lifted off, carrying a key satellite for the country's own version of GPS. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜とともに — together with; along with
• 〜ずに — without doing ...
• 〜ようになる — to reach the point where ...; to come to be able to ...
• 〜見込みです — it is expected that ...
• 〜として — as ...; in the role of ...

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