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Back to SearchEP 074: 皇族の数を確保するための改正皇室典範が成立
Episode 74
Japan's parliament has revised the Imperial House Law for the first time in nearly eighty years, aiming to secure the number of imperial family membe…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
EP 071: 東京の夏の風物詩「隅田川花火大会」が今年も開催へ
Episode 71
One of Tokyo's most famous summer fireworks festivals is coming again this month. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar.…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
EP 072: 日本人で初めてノーベル生理学・医学賞を受賞した生物学者の利根川進さんが死去
Episode 72
Japan's first Nobel laureate in medicine, a biologist whose discovery changed how we understand the body, has passed away at eighty-six. Learn Japane…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
EP 069: 福井県の鯖江市西山動物園でレッサーパンダの双子が誕生
Episode 69
Here's some heart-warming news from a zoo in Fukui: red panda twins have been born there, the first red panda babies at that zoo in four years. Learn…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
EP 070: 国内のEV（電気自動車）乗用車の販売台数が前年同期比で2倍余に
Episode 70
Sales of electric cars in Japan have more than doubled in the first half of this year. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and gra…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
EP 067: 京都の夏の風物詩「祇園祭」が本番へ
Episode 67
In Kyoto, one of Japan's most famous festivals, the Gion Festival, is reaching its peak this month, and its giant floats have just been built. Learn …
2 months ago
EP 068: 大リーグの大谷翔平が日米通算350号ホームランを達成
Episode 68
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has set another milestone, reaching three hundred fifty career home runs across Japan and the major leagues. Learn Japane…
2 months ago
EP 065: 広島市の安佐動物公園で初めてチーターの赤ちゃんが誕生
Episode 65
Here's some happy news from a zoo in Hiroshima: for the very first time, a cheetah has given birth to four cubs there. Learn Japanese with native aud…
2 months ago
EP 066: 三菱UFJの時価総額が初めて日本一に
Episode 66
Japan's biggest banking group has just become the country's most valuable company for the first time, passing Toyota. Learn Japanese with native audi…
2 months ago
EP 063: 和歌山・白浜のアドベンチャーワールドがコウテイペンギン19羽の名前を募集
Episode 63
Here's a cute animal story from western Japan. A theme park is asking everyone to help name its emperor penguins. Learn Japanese with native audio, f…
2 months ago