Easy Japanese News, at your level
Yominews is Yomimaru's free easy-Japanese news reader — real news rewritten for learners at every JLPT level (N5 to N1), with furigana on every kanji and an English summary. It is a free daily reader and a friendlier alternative to NHK News Easy.
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- Trump Slashes Drills With Seoul, Pyongyang Answers With Missiles and Mockery (米韓演習が短縮終了 北朝鮮は冷たい反応を続ける)
- Colombia Quake Death Toll Reaches 289 as Economic Losses Mount (コロンビア地震 死者289人に 負傷者4100人超 経済損失1兆5000億円余り)
- Indonesia Quake Death Toll Rises to 68; Vanuatu Volcano Erupts With No Tsunami Threat to Japan (インドネシア東部地震 死者68人に増加 バヌアツの火山噴火は津波影響なし)
- The Taiwanese Temple Where Hell Is an Animatronic Ride (電動ジオラマの地獄がある台湾の寺、麻豆代天府)
- I Went Looking for Wild Quail in a Town Named Uzura (「うずら」と読む町で、うずらを探したら)
- Her Mom Started 'Shukatsu.' Then Her Forgotten Game Boy Disappeared. (母の終活で消えたゲームボーイ。黒歴史は捨てても、プリ帳は捨てられなかった)
- Humanoid Robot Runs 100m in 9.32 Seconds at Beijing Games, Beating Usain Bolt's Record (北京の人型ロボット運動会、100mで9秒32 人類最速を超える)
- Why Wind Chime Sounds Make Summer Feel Cooler in Japan (風鈴の音はなぜ涼しい？江戸風鈴と南部鉄器の魅力)
- Cucumber Horses and Eggplant Cows: Japan's Tiny Obon Vehicles for Ancestors (お盆の精霊馬：きゅうりの馬となすの牛が運ぶ願い)
- Trump Opens 'Unprecedented Economic War' on Iran as Hormuz Tensions Rise (米、イランに「前例のない経済戦争」 制裁強化とホルムズ海峡の緊張)
- Record Rain in Chiba Kills 8, Triggers Japan's First Level 5 Alert (千葉県で記録的大雨 8人死亡 特別警報も)
- Gaza Situation (ガザ和平工程表を拒否、平行線続く クシュナー特使がハマスと異例会談)
- Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes on Capitals (ロシアとウクライナ、首都への攻撃が続く)
- Indonesia's M7.7 Earthquake Kills 51; Tsunami Recorded (インドネシア東部でM7.7の地震 死者51人に 津波観測と避難続く)
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About Yominews easy Japanese news
Yominews is Yomimaru's free, login-free easy-Japanese news reader. Every story is an original Japanese adaptation of real news, rewritten for JLPT learners from N5 to N1, with furigana on every kanji and an English summary. It is a friendlier alternative to NHK News Easy, covering the stories Japan is actually talking about.
Pick a JLPT level or a topic, open any story, and read real Japanese at your level. Reading is completely free with no account required; a free Yomimaru account adds tap-to-look-up dictionary entries, grammar explanations, and saving words to your own study deck.
Easy Japanese news: questions & answers
Is Yominews free? Do I need an account?
Reading is completely free with no account required. A free Yomimaru account adds tap-to-look-up dictionary entries, grammar explanations from Tomo-Sensei, your built-in tutor, and saving words to your own study deck.
What JLPT levels does Yominews cover?
Every story is adapted across JLPT levels from N5 (absolute beginner) to N1 (near-native), with furigana above every kanji. Open any article and switch levels with the tabs at the top; the story stays the same, only the Japanese adapts.
How is Yominews different from NHK News Easy?
Yominews adapts real news into original Japanese at multiple JLPT levels, adds furigana and an English summary to every story, and lets you tap any word for an instant dictionary lookup and grammar explanation. It is free to read, with no account required.
How often is new content published?
Yominews publishes an original adaptation whenever a story is genuinely leading the Japanese news agenda — several a week rather than a fixed daily quota. The newest stories appear in the spotlight at the top; older ones move down into the weekly sections and the archive.