//podcastplus.net/feed/news-in-slow-japanese-the-podcast~38622b5f Hear interesting news and stories in slow, easy, clear Japanese Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:37:08 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb019.mp3 Japanese school clubs have a very rigid hierarchy. Seniors in the club can be very demanding to their juniors. Here is a report of one junior’s experience. This episode also practices the causative form in Japanese. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:09:11 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb019.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb020.mp3 How strict were your parents? This person had very strict parents. She was made to do all kinds of things as a child. This time we are practicing combining the causative and passive forms (to be made or forced to do something) which we seem to use more than in English or other languages I […] Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:07:44 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb020.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb017.mp3 ima de wa, atte atarimae no insutanto rāmen. Jitsu wa Nihon hasshō da to iu koto wo… Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:03:25 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb017.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb018.mp3 This episode will help you get some really useful practice with the passive forms of Japanese, which we tend to use more than in English. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:56:40 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb018.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb016.mp3 Do you know how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen and put in that order? Listen to find out why it came to be so and why there is no cat. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:32:38 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb016.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_385_Fast.mp3 This is the native speed version of Episode 385: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 05:08:24 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_385_Fast.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_384_Fast.mp3 This is the native speed version of Episode 384: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:20:10 +0000 http://traffic.libsyn.com/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_384_Fast.mp3 http://traffic.libsyn.com/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_384_Slow.mp3 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:18:24 +0000 http://traffic.libsyn.com/newsinslowjapanese/NISJ_384_Slow.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb015.mp3 Do you work too much? This contributor feels so. He thinks we Japanese work way too hard and need more time off. How is it in your country? Do you want more days off? Sun, 25 Jun 2023 01:00:40 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb015.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb014.mp3 How many colors do you think a rainbow has? You would be surprised to know that the way you answer this question might depend on where you come from. This week’s contributor talks about how we see the world in colors. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:05:44 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb014.mp3