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Back to SearchEP 161: バレー男子日本代表がアジア選手権で優勝、ロス五輪へ
Episode 161
Japan's men's volleyball team has won the Asian Championship — and with it, a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics. Learn Japanese with native audio, f…
10 hours ago
EP 162: 沖縄県知事選、古謝玄太氏が初当選
Episode 162
Okinawa has elected a new governor — a forty-two-year-old newcomer who defeated the incumbent. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary…
10 hours ago
EP 159: 野球のU18日本代表、アジア選手権の決勝へ
Episode 159
Japan's under-eighteen baseball team — all high school students — has reached the final of the Asian Championship in Taiwan. Learn Japanese with nati…
1 day, 10 hours ago
EP 160: 中部電力、浜岡原発の再稼働審査を取り下げへ
Episode 160
A major power company is giving up its bid to restart a nuclear plant, after a data scandal. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary a…
1 day, 10 hours ago
EP 157: アップルが新しいiPhoneを発表、初の折りたたみモデルも
Episode 157
This week, Apple announced its new iPhones — and for the first time, one of them folds like a book. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocab…
2 days, 10 hours ago
EP 158: 睡眠研究の柳沢正史さんに米ラスカー賞
Episode 158
A Japanese scientist who studies sleep has just won one of the world's top medical prizes. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and…
2 days, 10 hours ago
EP 155: 東京駅前に新しい高層ビル「トフロム八重洲」が開業
Episode 155
A brand-new skyscraper has just opened right in front of Tokyo Station, full of restaurants, a theater, and a huge bus terminal. Learn Japanese with …
3 days, 10 hours ago
EP 156: コメ農家の廃業・倒産が過去最多ペース
Episode 156
Rice farmers in Japan are quitting at a record pace this year, even after rice prices surged. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary …
3 days, 10 hours ago
EP 153: 東海道新幹線に新しい豪華シート「スプリームクラス」
Episode 153
Japan's famous bullet train is getting new luxury seats — almost like little private rooms on rails. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, voca…
4 days, 10 hours ago
EP 154: サムスン電子、横浜に半導体の研究拠点を開所
Episode 154
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has opened a big semiconductor research center in Yokohama, teaming up with Japan on next-generation chip technolog…
4 days, 10 hours ago