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🎙️ Welcome to Nihongo Storytime with Noriko 💜 Join our vibrant community, "Japanese Together". Access exclusive content 📚, transcripts with furigana 📝, and meet-ups 🤝 to practice with fellow learners. Let's embark on this adventure together! 🚀 🌐 Visit my website, Learn Japanese with Noriko for Neurolanguage Coach® sessions. Let's discuss your goals 🎯 and vision 👀 for your learning journey. 📰 Subscribe to our Substack newsletter for updates!
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July 9, 2026
189. 北アイルランドとアイリッシュウイスキー
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July 2, 2026
188. マンガ:本なら売るほど
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June 25, 2026
187. Norikoの誕生日
<p>My Birthday Story: Hello everyone, this is Noriko from Nihongo Story Time. I’m a Japanese teacher who teaches Japanese online.I have many different projects.</p><p>This podcast is Nihongo Story Time, a beginner podcast where I speak a little slowly.</p><p>I also have another Nihongo Story Time on Substack, where you can read Japanese blogs and essays.</p><p>And I have my main podcast, Japanese with Noriko, where recently I’ve been talking about more difficult topics for intermediate and advanced learners.</p><p>I also have my website, Japanese with Noriko.</p><p>There are so many things, so I’m busy every day.</p><p>How are you everyone?</p><p>Today’s story is about me.</p><p>When is your birthday?</p><p>When your birthday comes, do you feel excited?Do you feel happy?</p><p>I actually really like birthdays.</p><p>I’m an older woman now.I’m not young anymore.</p><p>But I still like birthdays.</p><p>When my husband and family say “Happy Birthday,” it still makes me happy.</p><p>My birthday is in May.</p><p>In 2026, this year, I turned 53 years old.</p><p>I’m getting old now. Maybe half of my life is already over.</p><p>But actually, I didn’t feel sad about it.</p><p>That weekend, I celebrated a lot.</p><p>First, my husband and I went to a restaurant for dinner.It’s one of my favorite restaurants in Liverpool.</p><p>We ate delicious food there.</p><p>I think I drank cocktails too.</p><p>And presents.A present for myself.</p><p>I bought many books.</p><p>I love reading books.</p><p>Recently, whenever I have free time, I go for a walk, read books, go for another walk, and read more books.</p><p>Honestly, I don’t really want to look at social media very much.I don’t want to watch YouTube too much.</p><p>Actually, I still watch it, but much less than last year.</p><p>Instead, I use that time for reading.</p><p>For my birthday, I bought many books from Amazon Japan.</p><p>That made me very happy.</p><p>How do you celebrate your birthdays?</p><p>Some people say:“I don’t really care about birthday celebrations.”“I don’t need presents.”“I don’t want to celebrate.”</p><p>And that’s okay too.</p><p>That’s all for today. See you again.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>誕生日(たんじょうび) — birthday</p></li><li><p>お祝い(おいわい) — celebration</p></li><li><p>わくわくする — to feel excited</p></li><li><p>ドキドキする — to feel nervous/excited</p></li><li><p>若い(わかい) — young</p></li><li><p>人生(じんせい) — life</p></li><li><p>暗い気持ち(くらいきもち) — gloomy feeling</p></li><li><p>週末(しゅうまつ) — weekend</p></li><li><p>お食事(おしょくじ) — meal / dining</p></li><li><p>プレゼント — present / gift</p></li><li><p>読書(どくしょ) — reading</p></li><li><p>暇な時間(ひまなじかん) — free time</p></li><li><p>散歩(さんぽ) — walk / stroll</p></li><li><p>実は(じつは) — actually</p></li><li><p>去年(きょねん) — last year</p></li><li><p>読書タイム(どくしょタイム) — reading time</p></li><li><p>別にいい — I don’t mind / it’s okay</p></li><li><p>大丈夫(だいじょうぶ) — okay / fine</p></li></ul><p><br></p>
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