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- EP 052: リニア中央新幹線、静岡県の知事が県内での着工を容認 大井川の水めぐる問題に区切り、2036年の開業へ前進
There's big news about the maglev bullet train. The governor of Shizuoka has finally approved construction in his prefecture, and the whole project can now move forward. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜のではないか — maybe ~; isn't it that ~ (a supposition or worry)
- 〜ことを条件に — on condition that ~
- 〜ことになります — it will (as a result) ~; it has been decided that ~
- 〜ため — because ~; due to ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
11 min - EP 051: 2026年の富士山の登山シーズンが始まる、今年から全ルートで一人4000円が必要に 安全のための新ルール
Japan's climbing season for Mount Fuji has just begun, and this year every route has new rules — including a fee for everyone who climbs. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜なければなりません — must ~; have to ~
- 〜ようになりました — came to be able to ~; reached the point where ~
- 〜しか〜ません — only ~; nothing/no one but ~
- 〜すぎる — too ~; excessively ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
10 min - EP 050: 2026年の路線価が発表、全国平均が2.9%上昇で現行方式で過去最大の伸び 地方やリゾート地にも波及
Japan's National Tax Agency just released this year's official land values, and prices rose nationwide by the most in over a decade. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜あたり — per ~; for each ~
- 〜ために / 〜ための — for the purpose of ~; in order to ~
- 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~ (time)
- 数量＋も — as much as ~; as many as ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
12 min - EP 049: すみだ水族館で今年生まれたペンギンの赤ちゃん2羽が、今日から順番に「プールデビュー」
At an aquarium in Tokyo, two baby penguins born this spring are about to swim in front of visitors for the very first time. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜ことができる／できない — can / cannot do ~
- 〜ための — for (the purpose of) ~
- 〜と呼んでいます — call (something) ~
- 〜予定です — is scheduled / planned to ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
10 min - EP 048: 大企業の今年の夏のボーナスが平均100万円を超え、初めて大台突破で過去最高に 経団連第1回集計
Japan's big companies just posted their highest summer bonuses on record, topping one million yen on average for the first time ever. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜によると — according to ~
- 数量＋も — as much as ~; as many as ~
- 〜のは〜です — the one that ~ is ~ (nominalizer で強調)
- 〜と話しています — says that ~; is saying that ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
12 min - EP 047: 埼玉・飯能のムーミンバレーパークで夏の水遊びイベント開幕、「ニョロニョロ」のスコールで涼しく
At a Moomin theme park in Saitama, near Tokyo, a summer water event began yesterday. After a rumble of thunder, a sudden downpour falls from above, and everyone cools off. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜という — called ~; named ~
- 〜から〜まで — from ~ to ~
- 〜のような／〜のようだ — like ~; similar to ~
- 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
9 min - EP 046: 神奈川・藤沢市がGPS発信機付きライフジャケットの無料貸出を開始、海水浴場では全国初
The city of Fujisawa, near Tokyo, has started lending out life jackets with built-in GPS trackers at its beaches this summer. For a public beach in Japan, it's a first. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜のは〜だ — the act of ~ is ... (nominalizing の for emphasis)
- 〜ほど — about; approximately (with a quantity)
- 〜ても — even if ~; even though ~
- 〜を目指す — to aim for ~; to work toward ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
11 min - EP 045: 神奈川・平塚で「湘南ひらつか七夕まつり」が今日開幕、3日間で日本有数の夏祭り
In Hiratsuka, a city in Kanagawa near Tokyo, one of Japan's biggest star festivals opens today, with about a hundred giant paper decorations lining the streets. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜の一つ — one of the ~
- 〜ので — because ~; since ~
- 〜そうだ (伝聞) — I hear that ~; they say that ~
- 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
8 min - EP 044: 気象庁が40度以上の日を「酷暑日」と決定、今年の夏の天気予報から使用
Japan's weather agency has created a new word for days when the temperature climbs past forty degrees, and forecasts will start using it this summer. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜以上 — ~ or more; ~ and above
- 〜ことにする — to decide to ~
- 〜ために — in order to ~; for the purpose of ~
- 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
11 min - EP 043: 東京・日本科学未来館で「大南極展」開幕、南極観測70年を記念
A big new exhibition about Antarctica opens in Tokyo today, celebrating seventy years of Japanese research at the South Pole. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
Grammar in this episode:
- 〜から — from ~ (starting time or point)
- 〜ことができる — can ~; be able to ~
- 〜と呼ばれる — called ~; known as ~
- 〜と考えられる — is thought to ~; is considered ~
Free grammar notes, practice questions and Anki decks for JLPT N5–N1: jpnotes.dev
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