# Any good Japanese news sites without paywalls? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reading\ **Created:** [December 1, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592 "2021-12-01T05:48:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Burnannator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/burnannator/32/259505_2.png) [@Burnannator](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Burnannator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/1 "2021-12-01T05:48:03Z")
I quite like Sankei news, but it can be a hassle to find an article I’d actually try to read. ---
**Author:** ![plantron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/plantron/32/783203_2.png) [@plantron](https://community.wanikani.com/u/plantron)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/2 "2021-12-01T08:49:54Z")
I get what you’re saying. Unless you actually know a lot of Japanese politicians and actors and athletes, it’s not very interesting to read news articles about them. If Satori Reader had lifetime subscription, I would have subscribed a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Burnannator](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/burnannator/32/259505_2.png) [@Burnannator](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Burnannator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/3 "2021-12-01T09:12:01Z")
I had Satori, it greatly increased my reading ability but most things bore me on it now. I Will get it again soon not too soon. Prolly for diversity in what I read ---
**Author:** ![MrBlobby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/mrblobby/32/404903_2.png) [@MrBlobby](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MrBlobby)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/4 "2021-12-01T09:20:07Z")
I’ve found the "[easy Japanese News](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/easy-japanese-news-%E3%82%84%E3%81%95%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9/id1107177166)’ IOS app really useful for quick reads on the train in the morning. The free version also has loads of features. Not tried the paid-for version as yet. All news articles show the approximate level of most words, using JLPT-like suggestions. Really good imo. ---
**Author:** ![WeebPotato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/weebpotato/32/679291_2.png) [@WeebPotato](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeebPotato)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/5 "2021-12-01T09:52:03Z")
NHK news and Nikkei. The latter is very political, but might be interesting if you’re into economy, parties, etc. The former covers a wide range of topics including entertainment and culture. They also have tags so it’s easier to find what you like. ---
**Author:** ![NRT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/nrt/32/241384_2.png) [@NRT](https://community.wanikani.com/u/NRT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/6 "2021-12-01T22:50:23Z")
FNN news [https://www.fnn.jp/](https://www.fnn.jp/) & [https://www.news24.jp/](https://www.news24.jp/) work for me. Probably more. On YouTube I sometimes watch news channels that have a lot of subtitles. Listening, reading & new vocab practice. Some videos don’t have complete subtitles though; experiment with auto closed captions. YouTube suggests new channels & videos; usually something interesting. In YouTube’s search, try 日テレNEWS , FNN プライムオンライン , TBS NEWS , ANNnewsCH @MrBlobby I downloaded the easy Japanese News app, will give it a try; thanks! Nice to have something on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![evandcs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/evandcs/32/447480_2.png) [@evandcs](https://community.wanikani.com/u/evandcs)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/7 "2021-12-01T23:48:00Z")
thanks for recomendation!! Since lvl 11 I use nhk easy news and sankei is overwhelming, dont know where to look at to try to find something fun to read and that I can understand, may complex words 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Jyakarr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jyakarr/32/451729_2.png) [@Jyakarr](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Jyakarr)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-good-japanese-news-sites-without-paywalls/54592/8 "2021-12-01T23:51:33Z")
Big fan of that one myself. Furigana support that can be toggled to JLPT levels, an offline dictionary, multiple voices, night mode, multiple membership options: free, subscription, lifetime, sort articles that are great to read on the train, stories sorted by easy/difficult and by jlpt so you can find one right for your level multiple sources such as NHK,CNN and TBS, available on ANDROID and IOS, not too data heavy. Just a great little app. If you’re looking for a similar site with no app, [NEWS WEB EASY](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/) is pretty similar, but lacks certain functions.