災害さいがいDisaster edition

Easy Japanese Disaster News

Real Japanese disaster news, rewritten for JLPT learners from N5 to N1. Every story is an original adaptation of real reporting, free to read, with furigana on every kanji and an English summary. Open any story to switch JLPT levels with the tabs at the top.

Updated dailyLast updated Sep 12, 20266 recent stories

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Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 900 as Plant Rescue Stalls cover

Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 900 as Plant Rescue Stallsネパールの洪水で死者が急増発電所での救助が続く

Over 900 people are confirmed dead and thousands remain missing as rescue teams race against time at a trapped hydropower plant.

Sep 11

Five Japanese Missing After Nepal Glacier Flood Kills Over 1,100 cover

Five Japanese Missing After Nepal Glacier Flood Kills Over 1,100ネパール大洪水日本人5人と連絡取れず死者は1114人に

Five Japanese tourists remain unaccounted for after a glacier collapse triggered massive floods in Nepal, leaving more than 1,100 dead.

Sep 3

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

A week after Colombia's magnitude 7.4 earthquake, the death toll rises and recovery challenges deepen.

Aug 26

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

Indonesia's earthquake death toll climbs to 68 as Vanuatu's Ambae volcano erupts with no tsunami impact on Japan.

Aug 26

Indonesia's M7.7 Earthquake Kills 51; Tsunami Recorded cover

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

A major quake off Flores Island triggered tsunami evacuations, and the death toll has risen to at least 51 with hundreds injured.

Aug 16

Colombia Earthquake: Over 254 Dead, 13,000 Homes Destroyed cover

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

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing more than 254 people and destroying over 13,000 homes.

Aug 15

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Questions & answers

Is this Disaster news free? Do I need an account?

Yes, reading is completely free with no account required. Every disaster story is an original Japanese adaptation of real news, with furigana above every kanji and a one-line English summary. A free Yomimaru account adds tap-to-look-up dictionary entries, grammar explanations, and saving words to your own study deck.

What JLPT levels does the Disaster section cover?

Every story is adapted across JLPT levels from N5 to N1. Open any disaster article and switch levels with the tabs at the top — the facts stay the same, only the Japanese adapts — so absolute beginners and advanced readers can both read the same news at their level.

How often is new Disaster 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 disaster stories appear at the top; older ones move down the feed.