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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- 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)
- Typhoon No. 15 Makes Historic Landfall in Ibaraki, Rain Threat Persists (台風15号 茨城県に上陸 熱帯低気圧に変わっても大雨に警戒を)
- 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)
- Colombia Earthquake: Over 254 Dead, 13,000 Homes Destroyed (コロンビアでM7.4の大地震 死者254人超 1万3000超の住宅が壊れる)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Typhoon 13 Bears Down on Okinawa, Amami as Storm Intensifies (台風13号、沖縄と奄美に接近中 暴風や大雨に厳重警戒)
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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.