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Back to SearchEP 103: 広島は原爆投下から81年、平和記念式典で平和宣言
Episode 103
Eighty-one years ago today, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. This morning the city held its peace memorial ceremony, joined by representative…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 100: 秋田の夏祭り「竿燈まつり」が始まる
Episode 100
This week in Akita, in northern Japan, the night sky is full of glowing lanterns. Performers balance long bamboo poles covered with lanterns on their…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 101: 将棋の西山朋佳さん、女性初の棋士資格に挑む
Episode 101
In the world of shogi, Japanese chess, Tomoka Nishiyama is one title away from becoming the first woman ever to qualify as a full professional player…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 098: 火の神の名前を持つ「カグツチクラゲ」を世界初展示
Episode 98
A brand-new species of jellyfish, named after the Japanese god of fire, has just gone on display for the first time anywhere in the world, at two aqu…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 099: 日産自動車の決算、2年ぶりに黒字転換
Episode 99
Automaker Nissan is back in the black for the first time in two years, after deep cost cuts — but its road ahead is still rough. Learn Japanese with …
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 096: 東北の夏の祭り「青森ねぶた祭」が始まる
Episode 96
This weekend, one of Japan's most famous summer festivals started in Aomori, in the north of Japan. Huge glowing paper figures parade through the cit…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 097: 円安是正へ、日米が15年ぶりの協調介入
Episode 97
For the first time in fifteen years, Japan and the United States have jointly stepped into the currency market, buying yen to stop its historic slide…
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 094: 最低賃金が上がる、全国平均で時給1176円に
Episode 94
This week, Japan decided on a plan to raise the minimum wage. The national average will go up to a new record. It is important news for everyone who …
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 095: 紙の健康保険証が終了、「マイナ保険証」へ完全移行
Episode 95
As of yesterday, Japan's old paper health insurance cards can no longer be used at hospitals — the country has fully switched to a digital insurance …
1 month, 1 week ago
EP 092: 夏の全国高校野球「甲子園」がまもなく開幕
Episode 92
Japan's most beloved summer sports event is almost here: the national high school baseball tournament, played every year at a famous stadium in weste…
1 month, 1 week ago