Japanese Daily News

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 ~

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Japan's government has announced that the number of babies born last year fell to a new record low. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜より — than ~ (comparison)
• 〜てから — after ~; since ~
• 〜やすい — easy to ~
• 〜としている — states that ~; takes the position that ~

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Tomorrow, one of Japan's most famous summer festivals begins in Kyoto. It runs for the whole month of July. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という — called ~; named ~
• 〜の一つ — one of ~
• 〜と言われている — it is said that ~
• 〜ように言う — to tell someone to ~

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After seventy-nine years, the Negishi Housing Area used by the U.S. military in Yokohama has been returned to Japan. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜として — as ~; in the role of ~
• 〜てくる — have been ~ing (up to now)
• 〜ぶり — for the first time in (a period)
• 〜予定だ — be scheduled / planned to

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Tomorrow, July first, the climbing season opens on Mount Fuji, and this year again every route charges an entry fee. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜で一番〜 — the most ~ in (a group)
• 〜から〜まで — from ~ to ~
• 〜ことができる — can do; be able to do
• 〜てほしい — to want someone to do

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Japan loses to Brazil at the World Cup after leading, the Kintetsu Kyoto Line reopens fully, and heavy rain threatens southern Kyushu. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜連続で — consecutively; in a row
• 〜に追いつかれる — to be caught up with; to be equalled
• 〜には届かない — to fall short of; to not reach
• 〜を終えて — after finishing; having completed

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Okinawa's rainy season ends, the thirty-two teams for the World Cup knockout round are decided with Japan set to face Brazil, and a train derails at Kyoto Station with no injuries. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜とみられる — it appears that; it is believed that
• 〜より〜 — compared to; more than
• 〜に覆われる — to be covered by
• 〜そうだ（様態） — looks like; seems likely to

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The thirty-two teams for the World Cup knockout round are set, Mr. Matsubara wins a third term as mayor of Komae, and the Self-Defense Forces deploy missiles to Minami-Torishima island. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜たら（条件） — if; when (something happens, then...)
• 〜ための — for the purpose of; in order to
• 〜回目 — the Nth time
• 〜続ける — to keep doing; to continue to do

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Typhoon number eight makes landfall in the Kanto region, the Hanshin baseball team finally plays after four days of rain, and semiconductor stocks fall sharply in Tokyo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜のために — because of; due to
• 〜ぶり — after an interval of; for the first time in
• 〜一方で — on the other hand; while
• 〜になる（受け身的な結果） — to end up; to become (a result)

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The Emperor and Empress return home from Belgium, two typhoons approach the Kanto region, and a fire breaks out at a Tokyo elementary school. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜おそれがある — there is a risk that; there is a fear that
• 〜ように求める / 呼びかける — to ask / call on someone to do something
• 〜に招かれる — to be invited by
• 〜ほど — about; approximately

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