J-Times
Ko Takahashi News iPhoneiPadiPod touch
J-Times is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Ko Takahashi. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 10, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 9 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 10
- 2026 · v1.1.2
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About J-Times
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.
What’s new
Version 1.1.2 · Updated October 10, 2026
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 filters only offer what i • 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
App privacy
The developer, Ko Takahashi, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Audio Data
Used for: App Functionality
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