A “picture book picnic” event was held in the city of Osaka on October 12. The aim is for children and parents to interact, and for people in the community to make friends through picture books. Many families visited, and children enjoyed activities such as reading picture books that were lent out and experiencing different jobs. The Mainichi Newspapers company character “Naruhodori” also joined the event.
Note: Naruhodori is a portmanteau of naruhodo (I see!) and dori (tori) (bird). On the Japanese Mainichi Shimbun website, there is a popular series in which reporters answer basic questions from the character about daily news.
https://mainichi.jp/naruhodori/
Japanese original
The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying Japanese who has learned hiragana and katakana. We encourage beginners to read the article in English followed by Japanese, or vice versa, to test their comprehension.
A fresh set will be published every Monday to Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments.
Intermediate learners who do not need English assistance can directly access the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun site here . Furigana (hiragana) is added to all kanji in the text.
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