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Science — Easy Japanese News at 6 Levels

Every story, rewritten for each Japanese school grade (1 = easiest, 6 = hardest). Furigana + translation. New articles every day.

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🥶SCIENCE2026-09-16
鉄と 木、どちらが つめたい?
On a winter morning, an iron handrail feels very cold to the touch.
148 chars · ~3 min · 15 kanji
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🍶SCIENCE2026-09-10
こうじ ― 日本の 味を 作る かび
Koji is a mould that supports the food of Japan.
169 chars · ~3 min · 16 kanji
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🌀SCIENCE2026-09-05
台風は なぜ 回り、目は なぜ しずかなのか
A typhoon is a huge swirl of air that reaches Japan from summer to autumn.
166 chars · ~3 min · 27 kanji
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✨SCIENCE2026-09-04
星が またたく 理由
Why do the stars in the night sky twinkle?
164 chars · ~3 min · 18 kanji
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☄️SCIENCE2026-08-30
流れ星 と 火球
A white line runs across the night sky. That is a shooting star.
157 chars · ~3 min · 18 kanji
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🌈SCIENCE2026-08-24
太陽の 光が 七つに 分かれる とき
In the sky after the rain, a seven-coloured rainbow appears.
170 chars · ~3 min · 24 kanji
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♨️SCIENCE2026-08-16
火山 と おんせん は 一つ の しくみ
Japan is one of the countries with the most volcanoes in the world.
156 chars · ~3 min · 19 kanji
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🧊SCIENCE2026-08-11
氷が 水に うく りゆう
When the temperature of water drops, it turns into ice.
147 chars · ~3 min · 17 kanji
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🌊SCIENCE2026-08-06
海の 水が しょっぱい わけ
If you taste sea water, it has a salty flavour.
168 chars · ~3 min · 18 kanji
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💨SCIENCE2026-07-31
太陽が 風を つくる
Wind is born from air moving.
148 chars · ~3 min · 16 kanji
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🔵SCIENCE2026-07-20
太陽の光と空の色
Sunlight looks white, but it is really a gathering of many colors.
160 chars · ~3 min · 25 kanji
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🔊SCIENCE2026-07-17
音 が 進む 速さ
Sound is a wave that travels through the air.
135 chars · ~3 min · 16 kanji
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🧲SCIENCE2026-07-13
じしゃく と 地球
A magnet has the power to attract iron.
132 chars · ~3 min · 13 kanji
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⚡SCIENCE2026-07-11
かみなりは なぜ 鳴るのか
When black clouds appear in the summer sky, lightning occurs.
152 chars · ~3 min · 20 kanji
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💧SCIENCE2026-07-03
水の じゅんかん
By the power of the sun, water is always making a journey.
150 chars · ~3 min · 18 kanji
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🌙SCIENCE2026-06-30
太陽の光と月の形
The shape of the Moon changes a little each day.
152 chars · ~3 min · 13 kanji
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🌈SCIENCE2026-06-28
にじは どうして できる?
After the rain stops, a rainbow appears in the sky.
151 chars · ~3 min · 21 kanji
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🐛SCIENCE2026-06-14
日本の 森で 新しい 虫を 発見
A new species of insect has been discovered in a forest in Japan.
148 chars · ~3 min · 24 kanji
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