J-Times
日本文化を、世界の視点で
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
J-Times brings Japanese culture to the world — articles, podcasts, and videos in one app.
■ Read
Daily stories on tradition, food, art, and everyday life in Japan. A clean editorial layout with dark mode. Furigana and romaji overlays help if you're learning Japanese.
■ Listen
Podcasts organized by series. Background playback, lock-screen controls, sleep timer, and playback speed.
■ Watch
Short videos and series. Swipe vertically to keep going.
■ Your Library
Likes, bookmarks, and history sync across devices. Build playlists and download episodes for offline listening.
■ More
• Switch between English and Japanese
• Voice search
• Push notifications for new content
• Sign in with Apple or Google (all content is available without signing in)
• iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Japan, in your language.
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Smoother listening, cleaner reading, and fixes all through the app.
• Every article now opens with the editors' subtitle under its headline, and article lists carry a short summary.
• Articles read cleanly — bold and italics work next to Japanese punctuation, and tables, headings, lists, quotes and code all render properly.
• Tap a heading in Contents to jump to it. Links open inside the app, and a link to another J-Times s
• Podcasts pause and resume right where you left off, every button answers the first tap, and series pla.
• Downloaded episodes play from your device — start them straight from
Downloads, even offline.
• Audio no longer overlaps: starting something new pauses what was playing.
Videos play sound even wi
• Vertical videos keep their shape from thumbnail to playback, and video
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• Shared links to episodes and videos open the right page.
• Saved articles open qui your history keeps yourfavorites.
• You stay signed in, andnger gets stuck.
• Home no longer repeats the same story, articles without a photo get J-Times artwork, and dates and nu
• Furigana no longer mixes in romaji; VoiceOver reads headings and buttons clearly, and close button
The developer, Ko Takahashi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Ko Takahashi
- Size
- 9.5 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jon & Coo Inc.
