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Best 10 Apps for News in Japan
Don’t miss the most recent news stories from Japan! Use these apps to access Japanese news anytime, anywhere from a wide variety of reputable media sources.
About News in Japan
Media in Japan includes television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines. The rise of the internet has brought news to every home and the use of social media.
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TODAI: Easy Japanese News
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NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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The Japan Times
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Japan News | 日本ニュース
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SmartNews: Local Breaking News
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NHK Easy Japanese News Reader - Simple & Useful
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Easy Japanese: Learn, News - for Beginner nhk
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ニュース・地震速報NewsDigest/ニュースダイジェスト
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Japan Travel – Route, Map, Guide, JR, taxi, Wi-fi
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Japanese Reading
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TODAI: Easy Japanese News
Learn Japanese fast, JLPT reading practice with NHK NEWS WEB EASY, CNN, MBC4.7 Ratings 23K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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NHK WORLD-JAPAN
News, live and on-demand services from Japan4.2 Ratings 12K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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The Japan Times
Introducing The Japan Times App. News at your fingertips.4.3 Ratings 818+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Japan News | 日本ニュース
It's a fast way to read Japan (日本) News (ニュース) in Japanese (日本語) on Android.4.7 Ratings 908+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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SmartNews: Local Breaking News
Breaking local news and weather forecasts from your neighborhood.4.4 Ratings 1M+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsFree![Google Play]()
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NHK Easy Japanese News Reader - Simple & Useful
Read and listen to NHK News with Furigana & Multilingual Dictionaries for FREE4.5 Ratings 10K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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ニュース・地震速報NewsDigest/ニュースダイジェスト
Get major news, earthquake, and disaster alerts for free. If you put it in, you can rest assured “Lifeline-type breaking news app” NewsDigest (News Digest)4.4 Ratings 13K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich FreshFree![Google Play]()
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Japan Travel – Route, Map, Guide, JR, taxi, Wi-fi
Helps you get around using trains & subways - compatible with JR Pass.4.6 Ratings 9K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Japanese Reading
Practice reading Japanese with original articles and furigana.4.1 Ratings 291+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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How We Choose The Best Apps
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching japan news and japanese news. From there, we retrieved a total of 297 unique apps (47 Android apps and 250 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
Additional Review by Editorial Team
Finally, our editorial team checks all apps in our best 10 list one by one to make sure these apps are of the highest quality. -
Filter only high-quality apps
We then selected the highest quality apps from the 297 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Apps for News in Japan for both Android & iOS.
If you are interested in learning more about our process, find out here.
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