A2 German News | Japan Executes Man for Killing 5 People

Learn German through today’s real news. Clear, steady German at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Japan executes a man convicted of killing five people at a crowded pachinko parlor, as debate over capital punishment grows. Also: Australia passes new rules that make big tech companies pay news publishers or strike deals with them.

Heute: Hinrichtung in Japan sorgt für Debatte · Australien macht neue Regeln für Tech-Firmen.

Today’s German focus: die Berufung, an appeal = an appeal. Vocabulary: die Todesstrafe (the death penalty), die Berufung (an appeal), das Justizministerium (the justice ministry).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-08-22

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