Graded readers, easy news, guided reading and texts with furigana.
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Easy Japanese news stories with furigana and English translations at N3-N5 level. News articles cover contemporary events in Japan and internationally, designed for learners to practice reading comprehension and.
A series of lessons teaching fundamental Japanese vocabulary and expressions through short examples and cultural context. Designed for absolute beginners building foundational word knowledge.
A subscription platform offering 1650+ Japanese stories with adaptive difficulty levels, native voice acting, grammar explanations, contextual vocabulary, and flashcard integration for reading and listening practice.
A collection of simplified news articles in Japanese with furigana and English translations, covering current events and designed for intermediate learners at JLPT N3-N5 levels.
A reading and listening platform with over 1650 episodes of original stories in learner-friendly Japanese, ranging from folklore to thrillers, designed for intermediate learners with audio and comprehension support.
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A graded reading passage about a kappa mummy preserved in a Saga Prefecture sake brewery, written for JLPT N4 learners with furigana on every kanji, native audio for each line, and vocabulary notes.
A graded news story about a school torch relay in Aichi before the Asian Games, written for beginners with furigana, English translation, and native audio.
A short N5 story about two people shopping for curry ingredients at a supermarket. The text includes furigana, English translations, and related grammar lessons for beginner learners.
Guide to tools and strategies for beginning Japanese readers, covering browser extensions, ebook devices, mobile apps, and visual novel tools to facilitate early reading through immersion with support technology.
Interactive guide to hiragana characters with sound samples, stroke order, example words, and tips for reading, writing, hearing, and speaking hiragana for beginning Japanese learners.
An easy news story about rice harvest at Ise Grand Shrine with furigana, English translation, and native audio for beginner learners. The story describes Shinto rituals and agricultural practices in Japan.
Guide to learning Japanese through manga for beginners, covering common phrases, vocabulary, kanji recognition, and recommended starter series. Includes strategies for using manga as a learning tool.
A website by Noriko, a Japanese teacher, offering a podcast with transcripts, reading challenges for building daily habits, a supportive community for intermediate and advanced learners, and one-to-one coaching for.
Hiragana Times is a bilingual magazine for Japanese learners featuring articles on Japanese culture, language evolution, and contemporary issues with audio support and furigana.
Hiragana Times magazine for October 2025 offers graded reading material about Japanese culture, history, and language through articles on topics including sushi, fermentation, kanji, and seasonal traditions, with audio.
Directory of websites and online tools organized by skill and topic, including reading materials, graded readers, news sources and dictionaries for intermediate Japanese learners.
Blog posts exploring Japanese culture, literature, seasonal expressions, and vocabulary through topics like traditional arts, classic authors, and cultural practices.
A free in-person Japanese reading club meeting weekly in Tokyo where beginners can practice reading Japanese books with support from NPO staff and other learners.
A curated list of eleven websites for learning Japanese, organized by skill area including reading, listening, speaking, writing and grammar. Covers resources for learners from beginner to advanced levels.
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