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Back to SearchEP 151: 生活道路の速度、時速60キロから30キロに
Episode 151
Japan just changed a big traffic rule. On the narrow streets where people live, cars must now drive much more slowly. Learn Japanese with native audi…
5 days, 11 hours ago
EP 152: 「Suicaのペンギン」の後継を決める投票が始まる
Episode 152
After almost twenty-five years, the penguin on Japan's Suica transit card is retiring, and the public gets to vote on its successor. Learn Japanese w…
5 days, 11 hours ago
EP 149: 秋の味覚シャインマスカット、今年は甘くて安い
Episode 149
It's autumn fruit season in Japan, and one big green grape is the star of the markets right now. This year it's sweeter than usual — and cheaper, too…
6 days, 11 hours ago
EP 150: 国際学力調査、日本がOECD加盟国で初の全分野1位
Episode 150
Japan's fifteen-year-olds just topped every OECD country in the world's biggest school survey — but there is a catch in the results. Learn Japanese w…
6 days, 11 hours ago
EP 146: 悠仁さま、20歳の誕生日を迎える
Episode 146
Prince Hisahito, a young member of Japan's imperial family, has just turned twenty. Today we hear about his birthday and his life as a university stu…
1 week ago
EP 147: 日本の景気拡大、戦後最長になった可能性
Episode 147
Japan's economy may have just made history: the current expansion could now be the longest since the end of the war. Learn Japanese with native audio…
1 week ago
EP 148: アジア競技大会、まもなく愛知・名古屋で開幕
Episode 148
Asia's biggest sports festival opens in Japan later this month, and athletes are already arriving. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabu…
1 week ago
EP 145: アニメ映画「君の名は。」が公開から10年
Episode 145
Ten years ago this week, the anime movie Your Name opened in theaters across Japan. Now the director and fans are celebrating its birthday. Learn Jap…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
EP 143: 姫路セントラルパークで35年ぶりにゾウの赤ちゃんが誕生
Episode 143
At a big safari park in western Japan, a baby elephant has been born — the first one there in thirty-five years. Learn Japanese with native audio, fu…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
EP 144: 水玉の芸術家・草間彌生さん死去
Episode 144
Yayoi Kusama, the artist loved around the world for her polka dots and pumpkin sculptures, has died at the age of ninety-seven. Learn Japanese with n…
2 weeks, 4 days ago