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Easy Japanese News for JLPT N1 (with furigana)

Advanced, near-native news for readers pushing toward JLPT N1 comprehension. Every story is an original Japanese adaptation of real news, free to read, with an English summary and tap-to-look-up in the Yomimaru app.

Updated dailyLast updated Aug 31, 202617 recent stories

N1 spotlight· ED.239

米韓演習が短縮終了 北朝鮮は冷たい反応を続ける

Trump Slashes Drills With Seoul, Pyongyang Answers With Missiles and Mockery

Annual US-South Korea drills ended days early on Trump's order, while North Korea launched missiles and ridiculed Seoul.

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Colombia Quake Death Toll Reaches 289 as Economic Losses Mount cover 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 cover 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
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気になるきになる

Curiosity

The surprising, the delightful, the only-in-Japan.

The Taiwanese Temple Where Hell Is an Animatronic Ride cover
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
A Taoist temple in Taiwan hides a giant dragon, an over-the-top animatronic hell, and a record-breaking tower of lights.
Aug 27
日本のくらしにほんのくらし

Life & Culture

How Japan actually works, day to day.

Why Wind Chime Sounds Make Summer Feel Cooler in Japan cover
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
A glass wind chime's ring can make hot air feel cooler—here is the cultural logic behind the summer sound.
Aug 27
選り抜きよりぬき

Staff picks

Gaza Situation cover
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
Gaza Situation
Aug 18
 Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bombing Anniversary with Renewed Nuclear Abolition Pledge cover
Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bombing Anniversary with Renewed Nuclear Abolition Pledge広島原爆の日 被爆81年 核廃絶への誓い新たに
At a record-setting peace ceremony, leaders and survivors in Hiroshima renew calls for a world without nuclear weapons.
Aug 7
 14-year-old gunman leaves 9 dead in Thai school shooting cover
14-year-old gunman leaves 9 dead in Thai school shootingタイ・ノンタブリー県の学校で14歳生徒が銃乱射、死者9人に
Police say the teen killed his grandparents before opening fire at school, and had searched online for similar attacks.
Aug 8
 Kumamoto Quake: Grief and a Newborn's Cry in Yatsushiro cover
Kumamoto Quake: Grief and a Newborn's Cry in Yatsushiro熊本地震：八代市の被害と、地震の中で生まれた命
A magnitude 7.1 quake kills 36 in Kumamoto, including 20 in Yatsushiro, where a baby is born as the shaking stops.
Aug 7
今週こんしゅう

Earlier this week

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
Trump declares unprecedented economic war on Iran, tightens sanctions, and claims Hormuz mines are cleared amid sharp warnings.
Aug 26
先月せんげつ

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質問しつもん

Questions & answers

Is N1 news the same as native Japanese news?

Very close. N1 adaptations keep the advanced grammar, formal register, and full kanji range of native reporting. The adaptation is mostly editorial (clear structure, attributed sources) rather than simplification. Furigana stays available for the rare readings even native speakers double-check.

Can I read the same story at an easier or harder level than N1?

Yes. Every Yominews story is one page carrying all of its published JLPT levels. Open any article and switch levels with the tabs at the top; the story stays the same, only the Japanese adapts.

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.

How often is new N1 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.