Japanese Daily News

Japan's first Nobel laureate in medicine, a biologist whose discovery changed how we understand the body, has passed away at eighty-six. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~
• 〜ことで — by ~ing; through the fact that ~
• 〜たあと — after ~ing
• 〜れる／られる（受け身） — passive: be done
• 〜続ける — to keep on ~ing; continue to ~

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One of Tokyo's most famous summer fireworks festivals is coming again this month. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜予定です — be scheduled to ~; plan to ~
• 最も〜／〜の一つ — the most ~; one of the ~
• 〜ために — in order to ~; for the purpose of ~
• 〜と言われています — it is said that ~
• 〜てほしい — want someone to ~

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Sales of electric cars in Japan have more than doubled in the first half of this year. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜によると — according to ~
• 〜ようになる — come to ~; reach the point where ~
• 〜と (条件) — when ~ / if ~ (then a natural result)
• 〜として — as ~ (in the role/capacity of)
• 〜かどうか — whether or not ~

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Here's some heart-warming news from a zoo in Fukui: red panda twins have been born there, the first red panda babies at that zoo in four years. 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 ~
• 〜のうち — out of ~; among ~
• 〜のが上手 — to be good at doing ~
• 〜ので — because ~; since ~
• 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~

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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has set another milestone, reaching three hundred fifty career home runs across Japan and the major leagues. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~
• 〜ことになる — it comes to ~; it turns out that ~
• 〜に次いで — next after ~; second only to ~
• 〜ため（に） — in order to ~; because of ~
• 〜を楽しみにする — to look forward to ~

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In Kyoto, one of Japan's most famous festivals, the Gion Festival, is reaching its peak this month, and its giant floats have just been built. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と呼ばれる — called ~; known as ~
• 〜と言われている — it is said that ~; people say ~
• 〜と並んで — alongside ~; on a par with ~
• 〜ないで — without doing ~
• 〜ように — so that ~; in the hope that ~

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Japan's biggest banking group has just become the country's most valuable company for the first time, passing Toyota. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜とは、〜のことです — "~" means ~ (defining a term)
• 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~ (period of time)
• 〜そうだ (様態) — looks like ~; seems about to ~
• 〜と (条件) — when ~ / if ~ (then a natural result)
• 〜と言われています — it is said that ~

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Here's some happy news from a zoo in Hiroshima: for the very first time, a cheetah has given birth to four cubs there. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜から〜にかけて — from ~ to ~; over the span of ~
• 〜のは〜です — the one that ~ is ...; it is ... that ~
• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~
• 〜ので — because ~; since ~
• 〜ないで — without doing ~; not doing ~ and ...

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Japan's parliament has just passed a new law to fight fake information on social media during elections. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ための — for the purpose of ~; in order to ~
• 〜たびに — every time ~; whenever ~
• 〜ように(義務づける) — to require that ~; so that ~
• 〜てはいけない — must not ~
• 〜をもとに — based on ~

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Here's a cute animal story from western Japan. A theme park is asking everyone to help name its emperor penguins. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜のような — like ~; such as ~
• 〜のが上手だ — to be good at doing ~
• 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~
• 〜てあげる — to do ~ for someone (as a kindness)

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