Japanese Daily News

A big zoo in Yokohama has just welcomed its thirty-millionth visitor since it opened. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことができる — can ~, to be able to ~
• 〜と呼ばれる — to be called ~
• 〜てほしい — to want someone to ~

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Typhoon Number twenty-five brushed past Japan's Pacific coast during the holiday weekend, bringing record rain to the Tokyo area. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜から〜にかけて — from X through Y (time or place)
• 〜を中心に — centering on; mainly in
• 〜ないよう（に） — telling someone not to do; so as not to

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All across Japan, the autumn traffic safety campaign is underway — ten days of extra care on the roads as the days get shorter. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜てください — please do ~
• 〜ため（の） — for, in order to ~
• 〜ながら — while doing ~

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Tonight in Tokyo, Japanese basketball opened a brand-new top league — exactly ten years after the old league's very first game. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜による — based on ~; due to ~
• 〜やすい — easy to ~
• 〜を目指して — aiming for ~

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At an aquarium in Tokyo, two baby green sea turtles have just gone on display — and their new names mean Star and Sky. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜しか〜ない — only ~ (nothing more than)
• 〜られる（受身） — passive: to be ~ed
• 〜たら — when ~, if ~

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New government data shows the elderly share of the population has hit a record high. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜に合わせて — to coincide with ~; in time with ~
• 〜続ける — to keep doing ~; to continue to ~
• 〜のうち — among ~; out of ~

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At a zoo in Sendai, an African elephant named Mary has turned sixty — the oldest African elephant Japan has ever had. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜で一番〜 — the most ~ in ~
• 〜ように — so that ~
• 〜が開かれる — ~ is held (passive)

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The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to the highest level in thirty-one 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 of time)
• 〜可能性がある — there is a possibility that ~
• 一方で — on the other hand; while ~

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Autumn is here, and at a famous park in Saitama, near Tokyo, five million bright red flowers are starting to bloom. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜始める — to start doing ~
• 〜と呼ばれる — to be called ~
• 〜そうです（様態） — it looks like ~, it seems ~

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Toyota has unveiled a huge plan: four hundred thousand AI robots working alongside people in its factories. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ずに — without doing ~
• 〜ようになる — to reach the point where ~; to become able to ~
• 〜としています — (an organization) says / takes the position that ~

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