Japanese Daily News

In college baseball, the team from Kansai University won the national championship — their first title in fifty-four years. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~; after an interval of ~
• 〜て、〜 — ~ and then ~ (connecting actions in order)
• 〜が、〜 — ~ but ~ (contrast)
• 〜ませんでした — did not ~ (polite past negative)

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Yesterday, Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX went public on the American stock market, and it raised about twelve trillion yen — the largest amount in history. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という＋名詞 — ~ called ...; the ~ that ...
• 〜より — than ~; compared to ~
• 〜予定です — to be planned / scheduled to ~
• いちばん〜 — the most ~; the ~est

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Tokyo's stock market had a huge day — Japan's main stock index jumped more than twenty-five hundred yen at one point, after an announcement from Washington eased fears about a conflict in the Middle East. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 名詞＋への＋名詞 — (an action) toward/against ~
• 〜に比べて — compared with ~
• 〜という＋名詞 — the ~ that ...; ~ called ...
• 〜必要がある — it is necessary to ~

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日本の多くの場所で梅雨入り Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜によると — according to ~
• AからBにかけて — from A through B (over a span)
• 〜と言われている — it is said that ~
• 〜こともある — sometimes ~; there are times when ~

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The soccer World Cup kicks off tomorrow in North America — and this one is the biggest in history. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜で行われる — to be held at/in ~ (passive)
• 〜のは初めてだ — it is the first time that ~
• AからBに増える — to increase from A to B
• 〜まで続く — to continue until ~

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Tonight, Nintendo is holding one of its famous Direct broadcasts, where they reveal new games to fans all around the world. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜という〜 — a ~ called ~; the ~ named ~
• 〜ことができる — can ~; be able to ~
• 〜を中心に — centering on ~; mainly ~
• 疑問詞〜か — embedded question: what/when/how ~

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This week, from the fourth to the tenth, is Japan's Dental and Oral Health Week. It's a yearly reminder to take good care of your teeth. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と（条件） — when/if ~, (naturally) ~
• 〜すぎる — too ~; ~ too much
• 〜てみる — try doing ~; do ~ and see
• 〜といい — it's good to ~; you should ~

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Right now, all across Japan, hydrangeas are in full bloom. These round clusters of blue, purple, and pink flowers are the signature sight of the rainy season. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜や〜 — ~ and ~ (among others)
• 〜に行く — go (somewhere) to do ~
• 〜ので — because ~; since ~
• 〜しか〜ない — only ~ (nothing more)

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Some big cultural news from Nara: a group of ancient palace and tomb sites called Asuka-Fujiwara looks set to become a World Heritage Site. A UNESCO advisory group has just recommended it for the list. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ように（勧める・言う） — to advise / tell (someone) to do ~
• 〜ば — if ~, then ~
• 〜など — such as ~; ~ and so on
• 〜から〜まで — from ~ to ~

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It's a day to stop and think about the planet and how we treat it. In fact, all of June is treated as a month for the environment here. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜について — about ~; concerning ~
• 〜たり〜たりする — do things like ~ and ~ (among others)
• 〜ましょう — let's ~
• 〜かもしれません — might ~; maybe ~

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