# Today in Japan — Japan Trends & Japanese Slang

> Japan Trends & Japanese Slang (iPhone/iPad app by SEI RYU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/today-in-japan/id6793925862 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SEI RYU](https://appshunter.io/developer/6793925864)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 127 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-15
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Today in Japan?

Today in Japan turns whatever's actually trending in Japan right now into a two-minute daily habit — and a running vocabulary you keep.

Every day, see what's #1 across six categories: Music, Anime, VTuber, Game, Book, and Net Culture. Each trend comes with a short explanation of why it's blowing up, official thumbnails and links, and a word or phrase worth knowing — with real audio, not just text.

THE DAILY HABIT
• A fresh, ranked pick in each category, updated continuously from official sources
• A plain-language "why this is trending" explainer — no context assumed
• Today's word: reading, meaning, and a natural example sentence, tied to the actual trend it came from
• A 60-second daily quiz that turns yesterday's words into today's review

LEARN JAPANESE FROM WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING
Textbook vocabulary doesn't tell you what people are saying about the anime everyone's watching this week. Today in Japan's words and phrases come straight from real trends, so what you learn is what's actually current — with spaced-repetition review, a study streak, and a saved-word archive that's yours to keep.

GO DEEPER WITH PREMIUM
• Every category, every rank — not just the day's top pick
• The full story: cultural context, useful phrases, and fan reaction for each trend
• Pick your own character voice to read words and example sentences aloud
• Full quiz modes (every word across all six categories, or just the ones you keep missing) and progress history

Six categories. One trend each day worth actually knowing about. A growing vocabulary that started with something you already cared about.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Premium | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual | $39.99 | per year |


## Is Today in Japan safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Today in Japan.

## Is Today in Japan legit?

Today in Japan has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Today in Japan is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-07

• Corrected the Premium feature descriptions so they match what the app actually does.
• The App Store listing is now available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and French.

Your saved words, streak and subscription are unchanged.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-23

What's new

• You can now change your favourite category once per day. This keeps its top three
  trends free while preventing the setting from being used to unlock every category
  at once.
• The annual Premium plan now shows its per-month equivalent and savings next to the
  price, alongside the monthly plan, instead of a bare yearly total.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-21

• The daily character greeting on the Home screen now plays in your chosen character's
  voice, and the play button clearly shows when audio is loading and when it is playing.
• The greeting is now written for all 365 days of the year in every supported language —
  English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and French — instead of repeating a handful of lines.
• Trends that need Premium now show a lock and an explanation instead of appearing empty.
• You can pick a favourite category in My Account; its top three trends stay free.
• The up/down arrows next to a trend now describe movement in the ranking you are actually
  looking at, compared with yesterday.
• The date and the daily word now roll over at midnight Japan time without restarting the app.
• Swiping between categories now keeps the category chips in view.
• Fixes for sign-out, translation quality, and several smaller display issues.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-16

This update fixes the “Today’s Message” feature on the Home screen.

- Character-specific recorded voices now play correctly instead of the device’s default text-to-speech voice.
- Daily message scripts and audio are delivered from our server, enabling timely content updates without requiring an app update.
- No changes to account creation, subscriptions, payments, or user data handling.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-15

No release notes.

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