科学かがくScience edition

Easy Japanese Science News

Real Japanese science 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, 202613 recent stories

科学かがく

Latest Science stories

Unknown Substances Discovered on Saturn's Moon Titan and Pluto: Possible Organic Materials for Life土星の衛星タイタンと冥王星に未知の物質 ― 生命の材料となる有機物の可能性

Webb telescope spots mysterious compounds on two distant worlds, possibly life's building blocks.

Jul 8

Mystery Solved: Why Pickles Glow When Electrified — It's Hydrogen Explosions and Sparks光るピクルスの30年来の謎、ついに解明－水素爆発と火花が鍵

Scientists finally explain the bizarre phenomenon of glowing pickles after 30 years.

Jul 8

Biological Computer Built from Human Cells Releases Drugs Exactly Where Neededヒト細胞で作る「生物コンピューター」、がん患部にのみ薬を放出

Cells compute disease signals and release medicine precisely at the affected site.

Jul 7

Scientists Create Artificial Cells That Eat, Grow, and Divide — But They're Not Alive「食べて育つ」人工細胞スパッドセル、ミネソタ大学が開発—でもそれは「生命」ではない

Artificial cells made from non-living parts can eat, grow, and even compete in a lab.

Jul 6

Hubble Spots Light from Ancient Galaxy Piercing Cosmic Fogハッブル宇宙望遠鏡、宇宙の霧を突き破る太古の銀河の光を発見

A tiny galaxy from 12.4 billion years ago broke through the haze of the early universe.

Jul 5

New Theory Reveals Cosmological Constant and Quantum World Share Same Mathematical Structure宇宙定数と量子世界が同じ数学の形を持つ新理論——100年のなぞに光

A surprising mathematical link between the universe's expansion and the quantum world may solve a century-old mystery.

Jul 3

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Questions & answers

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

Yes, reading is completely free with no account required. Every science 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 Science section cover?

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

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