Japanese Daily News

Some happy news from southern Japan: the Kyushu bullet train is finally running on its full line again, fifty-two days after a big earthquake stopped part of it. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜なくなる — to stop being ~, to no longer ~
• 〜てきました — have been doing ~ (up to now)
• 〜予定です — plan to ~, be scheduled to ~

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Yesterday, Prime Minister Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet, launching a new lineup focused on the economy. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜とは、〜ことです — X means Y (giving a definition)
• 〜に向けて — toward; aiming at (a goal)
• 〜に取り組む — to tackle; to work seriously on

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Starting tomorrow, Japan begins a rare five-day holiday called Silver Week — the first one in eleven years — and millions of people are getting ready to travel. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ぶり — for the first time in ~ (a period of time)
• 〜によると — according to ~
• 〜そうだ（様態） — looks like ~, seems like ~

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The Tokyo Game Show, Japan's biggest video game event, opened today for its thirtieth-anniversary edition — the largest one ever. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と見込まれる — is expected to; is estimated at
• 〜ば — if (conditional)
• 〜ということです — it is reported that; they say that

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Here is some good news for sushi lovers — countries around the Pacific have agreed to let fishermen catch more bluefin tuna, because the fish has made a great comeback. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜てもいい — may ~, be allowed to ~
• 〜てきました — have been doing ~ (up until now)
• 〜かもしれません — might ~, may ~

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A one-hundred-two-year-old climber has been certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest man ever to reach the top of Mount Fuji. 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); after a gap of
• 〜ということです — it is reported that; they say that
• 〜（よ）うと考える — to think of doing; to consider doing

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In Yamagata, in northern Japan, the governor and a group of elementary school students harvested a brand-new variety of rice together. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜と話しました — said that ~ (quoting)
• 〜てみたい — want to try doing ~
• 〜くて — connecting い-adjectives: ~ and ...

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Japan's population aged one hundred or older has topped one hundred thousand for the first time ever. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜を前に — ahead of; just before (an event)
• 〜にあたる — to correspond to; to be equivalent to
• 〜見通しです — it is expected that; the outlook is that

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The autumn grand sumo tournament has just started in Tokyo, and every seat is sold out. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜ことを目指す — to aim to do ~
• 〜ために — in order to ~
• 〜日間 — for ~ days (duration)

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Okinawa has elected a new governor — a forty-two-year-old newcomer who defeated the incumbent. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N4-N3.

Grammar in this episode:

• 〜を目指す — to aim for; to work toward
• 〜ぶりに — for the first time in ...
• 〜について — about ~; regarding ~

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