Relationships & Drama Japanese Stories
Read 14 relationships & drama Japanese stories across A0, A1, A2, B1, B2.
Father's Cup
A child gives a blue cup to their father.
Mother's Apple
A child asks their mother for a red apple.
転校する日に渡せなかった手紙
A story about a girl named Yui who wants to give a letter to her friend Ken on his last day at school.
隣の席の人が毎日置いていく折り鶴
A story about a woman who finds beautiful origami cranes on her desk every morning.
祖父が初めて電話をかけてきた夜
Haruki receives a surprising phone call late at night from his grandfather, with whom he hasn't spoken in years.
祖母が返さなかった赤い振袖
A young girl discovers an old red kimono, and a family secret leads two sisters to make peace.
二十年ぶりの手紙
A story about a woman who receives an unexpected letter from her long-lost best friend after twenty years.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人
At a class reunion, Mika learns why Kenta calls her by her married name instead of her old surname.
母が標準語で残した最後の留守電
A man listens to his mother's final voicemails and discovers the love behind her last message in standard Japanese.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター
A young adult recalls a meaningful final rollercoaster ride with their father before moving away for work.
仏壇の引き出しに隠された兄の謝罪文
After discovering a hidden letter, Yumi learns the truth about why her brother left and decides to rebuild their relationship.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ
A young woman named Haruka returns to her grandmother's traditional Kyoto house, only to discover the burden of its past and a difficult decision about its future.
四十年間、故郷に帰らなかった父が残した通帳
A woman discovers a bank passbook left behind by her father, who had been estranged for forty years, revealing his silent devotion.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前
A story about a woman who discovers an old photograph among her grandmother's belongings and contemplates the hidden histories of the past.