編集Editorial standards
How Yominews works
How Yomimaru sources, adapts and reviews real Japanese news for learners, and what a story page gives you.
Our editorial standards
Yominews is Yomimaru's free easy-Japanese news. A story starts from current reporting by established outlets, and Yomimaru writes an original Japanese text from it for each level it covers, JLPT N4, N3 and N1, simplifying the language so learners can read real news at their level. We never change the facts, and we always link the original reporting.
Every story page carries furigana over the kanji, an English summary, key vocabulary and attributed source links. One page per story holds every level it was written at, so learners read the same news at their level and switch with the level tabs.
Yominews stories are original Japanese adaptations of credited reporting, written with AI assistance at several JLPT levels and reviewed by a person before they are published. We do not make up news, we do not republish source text, and if we get something wrong we fix it. Reading is free and needs no account.
Questions & answers
Who writes Yominews articles?
Every Yominews story is an original Japanese text written by Yomimaru with AI assistance, not a republished source article. It starts from current reporting by credited outlets, is rewritten for learners at several JLPT levels, and is reviewed by a person before it is published.
How is each JLPT level created?
The same story is rewritten at JLPT N4, N3 and N1. The N5 and N2 pages show the nearest level written. Lower levels use shorter sentences and more basic vocabulary and grammar; higher levels keep a native register. We simplify the language, never the facts: every level matches the original reporting.
How is the furigana generated?
Furigana (kana readings over kanji) comes from Kuromoji morphological analysis of the text. The public story page shows it over the kanji; in the Yomimaru app it follows your own progress and fades from the words you already know.
Do you use AI?
Yes. AI assists the adaptation and the level grading, and a person reviews every story before it is published. Every story is grounded in real reporting from credited sources that we link. We do not make up news; we adapt real news for learners.
Do you republish the original articles?
No. We link to the original reporting and never host source text. Read the full stories at the credited outlets to support the original publishers.
Is Yominews free? Do I need an account?
Yominews is free to read, and you do not need an account. After a story or two, the page suggests a free Yomimaru account, which you can close to keep reading. The account is free too, and saves words for review.
