バイリンガルニュース (Bilingual News)

What it actually is

A long-running Tokyo podcast in which Michael speaks English and Mami speaks Japanese for the whole episode, each answering the other in their own language. The bilingual format is a genuine crutch for intermediate learners — you always know roughly what is being discussed, so you can concentrate on how Mami says it — and it is the show most Japanese learners hear about first. The Japanese half is unscripted native speed with a lot of opinion and slang. Free to listen; transcripts and study material are a paid add-on.

What it covers

• Listening
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• Japanese

Official links

• RSS ↗
• Apple Podcasts ↗

Similar tools

• JapanesePod101

  Enormous back catalogue of dialogue-based audio lessons across every level.

• NHKラジオニュース

  NHK's radio news bulletins, published as a podcast several times a day.

• Japanese with Shun

  Slow, clear all-Japanese monologues on everyday topics, with free transcripts.

• Nihongo con Teppei

  Hundreds of short all-Japanese episodes, split into beginner and intermediate feeds.

• The Bite Size Japanese Podcast

  Short beginner-friendly episodes in simple Japanese, graded and released almost daily.

• ゆる言語学ラジオ

  Two hosts geeking out about linguistics in Japanese — including about Japanese itself.