Show guide
NHKラジオニュース is the radio-news feed from NHK, Japan's public broadcaster — real news bulletins read at native speed. It's genuine native Japanese; here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
The podcast feed of NHK's radio news — Japan's public broadcaster — with bulletins you can listen to anytime. It's clear, formal broadcast Japanese read at native speed (around N1), full of current-affairs and keigo vocabulary, so it's advanced immersion with some of the most useful “real world” Japanese there is.
How to use it in Wakatta
In Wakatta the show is ready to play, and every episode is a tappable transcript with furigana. Tap any word for its reading and meaning, save the ones worth keeping, and review them later with the exact sentence and audio — so you actually understand what you hear instead of listening past it. (Don’t see a show you love? Search for any podcast in the app.)
What a transcript looks like
今日はお茶を淹れます。
淹れます iremasu · to brew (tea)
Every episode becomes a transcript like this — tap any word for its reading and meaning.
Common questions
What level is NHKラジオニュース?
It's advanced — around N1 — real broadcast news read at native speed, with formal, current-affairs vocabulary. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss — which makes native audio far more approachable.
About the creator
NHKラジオニュース comes from NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japan's public broadcaster, which makes its radio news bulletins available as a podcast.
Read along in Wakatta
Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.
