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Nihongo Toranomaki -Learn Japanese from Real conversation!!

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Are you eager to learn how native Japanese speakers converse? Tired of listening to slow-paced Japanese sentences in class? Our podcast is the answer to your requests. Join Makiko, a Japanese teacher, and her son Tora as they engage in lively, real-life conversations at a native speed. It might be challenging, but we're here to help you learn and speak natural, conversational Japanese. Join this mother-and-son duo and become a fan of our fun talks! よろしくね！ The script is available here: https://www.makiko-japanese.com/ Join our Patreon!! https://patreon.com/nihongo_toranomaki

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Episode thumbnail for S2 Eps18 もらって嬉しかったプレゼント、嬉しくなかったプレゼント。もらって困ったプレゼントはありますか？The Best and Worst Gifts We’ve Ever Received: Have You Ever Received a Gift You Didn’t Want?

July 20, 2026

S2 Eps18 もらって嬉しかったプレゼント、嬉しくなかったプレゼント。もらって困ったプレゼントはありますか？The Best and Worst Gifts We’ve Ever Received: Have You Ever Received a Gift You Didn’t Want?

みなさんは、もらったプレゼントで嬉（うれ）しくなかったものはありますか？今回（こんかい）は、『GENKI』の教科書（きょうかしょ）にあるトピックから、もらったプレゼントについて話（はな）しています。どんなプレゼントが嬉（うれ）しかったのか、または嬉（うれ）しくなかったのか。そして、とらくんがマレーシアでもらった、まったく嬉（うれ）しくなかったという衝撃（しょうげき）のプレゼントエピソードもあります（笑）。ぜひ最後（さいご）までお楽（たの）しみください！ Have you ever received a gift that you weren't happy about?In this episode, we talk about gifts, inspired by a topic from the GENKI textbook.We chat about the best gifts we've received, as well as some that weren't so great.You'll also hear Tora's hilarious story about a truly shocking gift he received in Malaysia—one that he definitely wasn't happy to get! 😂We hope you enjoy the episode!

July 12, 2026

S2 Eps17 日本がきれいなのは誰のおかげ？ゴミ箱少なすぎ問題。Who Really Keeps Japan Clean? Why Are There So Few Rubbish Bins in Japan?

六月（ろくがつ）の初（はじ）めに、東京（とうきょう）の八王子市（はちおうじし）にある高尾山（たかおさん）に行（い）ってきました。その時（とき）にゴミを捨（す）てるところがなくて困（こま）ったという話（はなし）をしています。というより、日本（にほん）全体（ぜんたい）でゴミ箱（ばこ）って少（すく）なすぎると思（おも）いませんか。なのに、日本（にほん）は道端（みちばた）にゴミが落（お）ちていない、きれいな国（くに）です。でも、そのきれいな国（くに）の国民（こくみん）の一人（ひとり）として思（おも）っていることを、正直（しょうじき）に、結構（けっこう）熱（あつ）めに語（かた）っています。笑かなり悪（わる）い言葉（ことば）を言（い）っているところもあるので、聞（き）き流（なが）してください。笑 At the beginning of June, I visited Mount Takao in Hachioji, Tokyo.In this episode, I talk about how I struggled to find a place to throw away my rubbish while I was there.Actually, it made me wonder—don't you think Japan has far too few public bins?Even so, Japan is known as a clean country where you hardly ever see litter on the streets.As someone who lives here, I share my honest thoughts about that contradiction, and I get pretty passionate about it! 😂I also use some rather strong language in parts of the episode, so please don't take it too seriously and just enjoy the rant. 😆

July 5, 2026

S2 Eps16: 3カ国開催のワールドカップに物申す My Thoughts on the Three-Country World Cup

ワールドカップが日本（にほん）ではだいぶ盛（も）り上（あ）がっていますね。Round 32 に勝（か）ち進（すす）んだ日本（にほん）は、残念（ざんねん）なことに負（ま）けてしまいましたが、よく頑張（がんば）ったと思（おも）います。今回（こんかい）、史上初（しじょうはつ）の 3（さん）か国（こく）同時開催（どうじかいさい）となっていますが、グループ分（わ）けやリーグのやり方（かた）について、なんとなく気（き）に入（い）らないというか、なんか腑（ふ）に落（お）ちない部分（ぶぶん）があります。今回（こんかい）のポッドキャストでは、そんな文句（もんく）たっぷりの回（かい）になっています。日本（にほん）が負（ま）けたから負（ま）け惜（お）しみで言（い）っている訳（わけ）じゃないんですけど……。（笑）いつものマキコ節（まきこぶし）だと思（おも）って、軽（かる）く流（なが）してください。The World Cup has really been generating a lot of excitement here in Japan. Unfortunately, Japan was knocked out after reaching the Round of 32, but I think they played incredibly well and should be proud of what they achieved.This is the first World Cup ever to be hosted by three countries at the same time. However, I have to admit there are some things about the group allocation and the tournament format that just don't sit right with me. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something feels off.So, this episode is basically me complaining about all of that! It's not that I'm just being a sore loser because Japan was eliminated... haha.Just think of it as another classic "Makiko rant" and don't take it too seriously! 😄

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What is Nihongo Toranomaki -Learn Japanese from Real conversation!!?: Are you eager to learn how native Japanese speakers converse? Tired of listening to slow-paced Japanese sentences in class? Our podcast is the answer to your requests. Join Makiko, a Japanese teacher, and her son Tora as they engage in lively, real-life conversations at a native speed. It might be challenging, but we're here to help you learn and speak natural, conversational Japanese. Join this mother-and-son duo and become a fan of our fun talks! よろしくね！

The script is available here: https://www.makiko-japanese.com/ Join our Patreon!! https://patreon.com/nihongo_toranomaki
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 9 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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