Japan’s English proficiency drops to new lowKyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.READ FULL ARTICLE
![Podcast [English World] Episode 141: Curtains fall on Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/4/f/160m/img_4fc2e2b0ec7822b5f4b5bbcd4d343edc45615.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 142: Orange-flavored juice without oranges](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/1/3/160m/img_138a55bf71b2222b979fc0502f6a6de9225840.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 140: How does Sashiko embroidery liven up a quake-hit community?](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/8/0/160m/img_8038b2522783c33093e4a738a2fdd5c2160357.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 143: Japan’s plus-size industry and AI](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/e/e/160m/img_eec019ca752da300ec68241752ede47474932.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 154: Japan's 1st driverless taxi service to launch in 2027<br />](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/7/2/160m/img_72d82279ca4f11ba0a0d775d23436efb394209.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 156: 2026 Asian Games](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/b/a/255m/img_baf5f2c670d1ef6cb1f937b461ffad19521725.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 155: Mister Donut returns to China](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/f/d/255m/img_fd2e4c4b051348cfbdfc6c48f24631e8486732.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 154: Japan's 1st driverless taxi service to launch in 2027<br />](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/7/2/255m/img_72d82279ca4f11ba0a0d775d23436efb394209.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 153: Nagasaki museum sheds light on untold story of Korean atomic bomb victims<br />](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/f/4/255m/img_f40316b37434ab61965b6c369f1e3367329020.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 152: Qualifications for housework<br />](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/c/b/255m/img_cbb485371138408cd2e3ce746c163d16358297.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 151: Japan tightens permanent residency rules for foreigners](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/b/9/255m/img_b99efc07da905e500083cf015ea54dc4470175.png)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 150: Japan, Cambodia share demining know-how with world](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/e/3/255m/img_e32c018e92c96b505ce3f26cc507eea6473745.jpg)
![Podcast [English World] Episode 149: Japan’s pursuit of a World Cup title falls short](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/7/4/255m/img_74dacda0e52a40fd79729153e36cb770468435.jpg)