# A1 German News | Why This Japanese Town Is Fighting a New Mosque

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Podcast: [Learn German A1 | Slow Easy German News, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-german-a1-with-news-slow-easy-german-for-beginners-7758898)
Published: 2026-07-28T03:41:02+00:00
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## Resource

Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: A town near Tokyo debates its first mosque, with worry, hope, and protests over how the community may change. Also: China faces a wave of fake AI disaster videos that spread panic, false flood scenes, and even wrong warnings about power cuts.Today’s German focus: es gibt = there is / there are. Vocabulary: die Überschwemmung (flood), die Vorräte (supplies), die Geldstrafe (fine).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-28 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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