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1. Use of Hiragana Times archive free of charge
Premium subscribers can read the full texts of articles especially selected from the huge archives beginning with the first issue published in 1986.
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Subscription Prices
| Type | Purchased at | Subscription period |
Subscription fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | Japan | 1 year | 6,000 yen |
| 2 year | 10,000 yen | ||
| Overseas | 1 year | 10,000 yen | |
| 2 year | 18,000 yen | ||
| Magazine + Audio | Japan | 1 year | 8,400 yen |
| 2 year | 14,000 yen | ||
| Overseas | 1 year | 12,400 yen | |
| 2 year | 22,000 yen | ||
| Digital version with Audio (Sample) *How to use |
Any location | 1 year | 6,000 yen |
| 2 year | 10,000 yen |
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