Japanese Daily News

Japan's most beloved summer sports event is almost here: the national high school baseball tournament, played every year at a famous stadium in western Japan. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と呼ばれている — is called ~; is known as ~
• 〜ために — in order to ~
• 〜かを決める — decide ~ (embedded question)
• 〜回目 — the ~th time
• 〜てください — please do ~

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Tonight's story is about a historic milestone for Japan: the country's population has fallen below one hundred twenty million for the first time in forty-two years. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶり — for the first time in (a period)
• 〜以来 — since
• 〜をもとに — based on
• 一方（で） — meanwhile; on the other hand
• 〜とともに — together with; as well as

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An aquarium in Okinawa has done something no one in the world had ever done: it hatched the babies of a big, beautiful ocean fish called the opah. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という + noun — a ~ called ...
• 〜くて — connecting い-adjectives: ~ and ...
• 〜より — more than ~; compared to ~
• 〜ことができる — can do ~; to be able to ~
• 〜と話しています — says that ~ (reporting speech)

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Today's story is a serious one. A powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan earlier this week, and rescue and relief work is still going on. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜によりますと — according to (polite news style)
• 〜たり〜たりする — do things like A and B
• 〜見込みだ — be expected to
• 〜おそれがある — there is a risk that
• 〜そうだ（様態） — looks like; seems about to

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This week, a zoo in Tokyo shared some happy news: seven chicks of the crested ibis, a very special Japanese bird, are growing up healthy. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ています — is doing ~; state that continues
• 〜くなる — to become ~
• 〜と一緒に — together with ~
• 〜ため（に） — in order to ~; for the purpose of ~
• 〜（ら）れています — is being done ~ (passive state)

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Tonight in Osaka, one of Japan's three biggest festivals reaches its main night, with a parade of about one hundred boats on the river and three thousand fireworks. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という + noun — a ~ called ...
• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~
• 〜と言われています — it is said that ~
• 〜ので — because ~; so ~
• 〜より — more than ~

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Today's story is from the world of football. The Japan Football Association has chosen Go Oiwa as the next manager of the national team, with an unusual half-year handover plan. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜予定だ — plan to; be scheduled to
• 〜ことになる — it has been decided that
• 〜ため（理由） — because; due to
• 〜（ら）れる（受け身） — to be done (passive)
• 〜として — as; in the role of

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This week, on two summer evenings, about two thousand glowing lanterns floated on the moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜がありました — there was ~; ~ took place
• 〜で作った（材料） — made of ~; made from ~
• 〜たい — want to ~
• 〜でいっぱいになる — to become full of ~
• 〜のは…です — doing ~ is …

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Today's story is about space. Japan's new small rocket Epsilon S passed its last big engine test this morning, after two explosions had delayed the project for years. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜どおり — just as; according to
• 〜ということです — it is reported that; they say that
• 〜ため（の／に） — for the purpose of
• 〜てくる（〜てきました） — has been doing (up to now)
• 〜と期待されている — is expected to

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Five fluffy kittens of a rare wild cat have just made their public debut at an animal park in Kobe. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という意味です — it means ~
• 〜と言われる — is said to be ~; is called ~
• 〜より（比較） — more than ~
• 〜ことができる — can ~; be able to ~
• 〜こともある — sometimes ~; there are also times when ~

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