Season 4 Episode
- Season 3 Japanese Firms Showcase New Tech at COP28
- Season 3 Dog Parade Marks 100 Years Since Birth of Hachiko
- Season 3 Quake Causes Ground Upheavals Along Noto Peninsula
- Season 3 Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children
- Season 3 Test Ride Event Held for Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
- Season 3 Lunar Probe Lands Within 100 Meters of Target
- Season 3 Japan Facing Shortage of Volunteer Firefighters
- Season 3 New AI-Powered System Helps Customers Find Lost Items
- Season 3 Many in Japan Eager to Help Quake-Hit Taiwan
- Season 3 Yamanashi to Charge Mt. Fuji Climbers ¥2,000 Toll
- Season 3 Historic Gifu Castle Recreated in the Metaverse
- Season 3 Firms Develop Mosquito Spray to Fight Dengue Fever
- Season 3 Saku City in Nagano Encouraging "Dual Residency"
- Season 3 Oppenheimer's Grandson Warns About Nuclear Weapons
- Season 3 Torrential Rain Causes Flooding at Subway Station
- Season 3 Abacus Math Contest Tests Speed and Accuracy
- Season 3 Shinjuku Ward Bans Public Drinking on Halloween
- Season 3 Ig Nobel Prize Goes to "Butt-Breathing" Study
- Season 3 Nihon Hidankyo Member Speaks to High School Students
- Season 3 New Year's "Lucky Bags" to Feature Food Staples
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 3 Episode 16 Abacus Math Contest Tests Speed and Accuracy
0.00 10 minutes An abacus and mental arithmetic competition was held in Okayama Prefecture in late August. In the "Flash Anzan" event, 15 sets of three-digit numbers were flashed consecutively on a screen, and competitors added the numbers in their head. The numbers were gradually sped up, and in the end 15 numbers were displayed in 2.2 seconds. We review the news story in Japanese and learn expressions related to math such as "tasu" (to add) as well as other useful vocab words for everyday life.
