Yes. You can read up to 20 stories per month, free of charge; however, a free membership is required to read more than five. If you'd like to read more than 20 stories, you'll need to apply for a digital subscription.
The Digital plan costs ¥3,000 ($30) per month and allows unlimited access to all stories. It is renewed automatically.
The Digital Lite plan costs ¥900 ($9) per month and allows access to 80 stories a month, including 10 Kyodo archive stories (older than one month).
See our digital plan introduction page for more details.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.