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Back to SearchEP 123: 上野動物園のパンダ舎が解体へ、40年の歴史に幕
Episode 123
Tokyo's Ueno Zoo is saying goodbye to its old panda house — demolition starts tomorrow. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and gr…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
EP 120: 名古屋・東山動物園でコビトカバの赤ちゃんが誕生
Episode 120
Some happy news from Nagoya — one of the rarest animals in the world just had a baby at the city zoo. Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, voc…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
EP 121: 戦後81年の終戦の日、全国戦没者追悼式が行われる
Episode 121
Eighty-one years ago today, the Second World War ended for Japan. This evening's story is about the national memorial ceremony held in Tokyo for thos…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
EP 118: 夏の夜空に流れ星、ペルセウス座流星群が見ごろ
Episode 118
It's shooting star season — one of the year's most famous meteor showers is lighting up Japan's summer night sky, and this year the conditions are pe…
1 month ago
EP 119: スーパーのコメの平均価格、7週間ぶりに値上がり
Episode 119
This evening's story is about rice. The average supermarket price of rice has gone up for the first time in seven weeks — but only slightly, and pric…
1 month ago
EP 116: 海を越えたふすま絵、東京で150年ぶりの再会
Episode 116
Today's story is about three old Japanese paintings that were separated about one hundred fifty years ago — one stayed in Japan, and two crossed the …
1 month ago
EP 117: 千葉県にレベル5の大雨特別警報、線状降水帯が発生
Episode 117
This evening, record-breaking rain hit Chiba Prefecture, next to Tokyo, and the weather agency issued its highest-level emergency warning for fourtee…
1 month ago
EP 114: 沖縄美ら海水族館でイルカの赤ちゃんが誕生
Episode 114
Some happy news from Okinawa — a baby dolphin was born at a famous aquarium, and since Monday visitors can finally meet her. Learn Japanese with nati…
1 month ago
EP 115: 日本人の大腸がん、半数に腸内細菌の毒素が関与
Episode 115
Japanese researchers have announced a major discovery: a toxin made by gut bacteria appears to be behind nearly half of the country's colorectal canc…
1 month ago
EP 112: 今日は「山の日」、記念の全国大会が飛騨高山で開催
Episode 112
今日は「山の日」、記念の全国大会が飛騨高山で開催 Learn Japanese with native audio, furigana, vocabulary and grammar. Level N5-N4.
1 month ago