App Detail » Japanese News in English Pro

What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.

Numerous fixes and enhancements. Added Japan stock market news.

App Description

Breaking Japan News in English Today + Radio at your fingertips, with notifications support! Get the latest Japan & Tokyo News including updates on its economy, baseball news, education, banking, technology and much more. Individual news sections dedicated to top cities Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto and others will keep you informed about local news there. There is also a business section to keep you up to date on the top Japanese companies Toyota, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Honda plus others. Several streaming Japanese music radio stations (including JPOP) are provided, but please note that they are not in English most of the time.

Main features include:

* Latest Japanese News in English now plus local news updates from top cities Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Saitama & Hiroshima
* News on major Japanese companies
* Informative and interesting travel/food videos about Japan
* Streaming Japanese Radio stations
* Notifications support so you do not miss the important news headlines

Please note this is the Pro version of the Japan News & radio app, featuring the following advantages vs the Free edition:

* No in-app ads
* Notifications take you directly to the article
* Additional cities/locale coverage including Sendai, Kitakyushu, Chiba, Setagaya, Sakai and more
* Additional news coverage for more Japanese company including Sony, Canon, Toshiba, Kyocera, Suzuki, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Nintendo & more
* Extra Japanese streaming music radio stations + Support for Background Audio Play (the audio keeps playing even when the app goes into the background or the device sleeps)

App Changes

• June 16, 2019 Initial release
• July 15, 2020 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99