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健康けんこうHealth edition

Easy Japanese Health News

Real Japanese health 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 Jul 9, 20263 recent stories

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Latest Health stories

What Personality Traits Are Common Among People in 'Blue Zones' Where Many Live Past 100?100歳以上が多く住む「ブルーゾーン」の人々に共通する性格とは？
Study reveals specific Big Five personality traits found in long-lived regions like Okinawa and Sardinia.
Jul 8
Can Honey Boost Your Workout Performance? Experts Weigh Inハチミツは運動前のエネルギー源になる？専門家が解説
A sports scientist explains whether honey is a good pre-exercise energy source.
Jun 21
Boy, 8, Survives 2.5 Hours Under Ice with 7°C Body Temperature, Doctors Say 'Pushed Limits of Rescue'氷の池に2時間半、体温7℃、8歳男児が心停止から奇跡の生還
A child submerged in an icy pond for 147 minutes was revived from cardiac arrest with record-low body temperature.
Jun 21
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Questions & answers

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

Yes, reading is completely free with no account required. Every health 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 Health section cover?

Every story is adapted across JLPT levels from N5 to N1. Open any health 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 Health content published?

Yominews adapts fresh stories from current Japanese news and rebuilds this page every day. The newest health stories appear at the top; older ones move down the feed.