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Sometimes the perpetrators are gangsters. Sometimes they are rather less accustomed to the criminal life. In one case, the ringleader of a middle-aged, female crime ring was said to be a 66-year-old woman.

"Gangsters, Grandmothers and Gold: Japan’s New Crime Wave" is from the June 14, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Just like the United States and other developed countries, Japan has a hard time finding people to pick vegetables, collect nursing-home bedpans and wash restaurant dishes. In the United States, many of these low-skilled, low-paying jobs are filled by immigrants in the country illegally, an arrangement attacked by President Donald Trump during his campaign.

Japan, on the other hand, long ago achieved what Trump has promised: It has very little illegal immigration and is officially closed to people seeking blue-collar work.

"Japan Limited Immigration; Now It’s Short of Workers" is from the February 10, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Paul Ryden.

At a factory near the base of Mount Fuji, workers painstakingly assemble transmissions for some of the world’s top-selling cars. The expensive, complex components, and the workers’ jobs, could be obsolete in a couple of decades.

"As Electric Cars’ Prospects Brighten, Japan Fears Being Left Behind" is from the January 09, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"In Honda’s Rebuke of Takata, a Rare Move for Business Partners in Japan" is from the November 05, 2015 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Bonds Follow Bank of Japan into Negative Territory
" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"From Japan, a ‘Chicago’ You Probably Haven’t Seen" is from the July 14, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Eight teenagers from a high school mountaineering club died in an avalanche on Monday in an area of northeastern Japan that had been blanketed by unusually heavy spring snows, authorities said.

"Japan Avalanche Kills 8 Teenage Mountaineers on School Trip" is from the March 27, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Shigekazu Miyazaki is spending what should have been his retirement 25,000 feet in the air.

"The Pilot in the Cockpit? In Japan, He Might Be a Retiree" is from the July 28, 2017 Financial section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Abe Voices Outrage after Former U.S. Marine Is Arrested in Okinawa Killing" is from the May 20, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Toyota Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles for Airbag Problem" is from the June 29, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Okinawa Murder Case Heightens Outcry over U.S. Military's Presence" is from the June 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"5 Years After Nuclear Disaster, Fukushima Keeps Fighting Radioactive Tide" is from the March 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Japan Indicts 3 Former Executives over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Takata Looks to Overhaul Division Responsible for Air Bag Defects" is from the May 11, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"A New Sense of Fragility in Japanese Town Struck by Quakes" is from the April 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"More Than 40 in Japan Are Confirmed Dead in Earthquakes" is from the April 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Mitsubishi Cheating Scandal Expands to More Models" is from the May 11, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan's Kyushu Island, Killing at Least 3" is from the April 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Kristi Burns.

It is a dilemma most marketers would long for: a product with a built-in fan base and perhaps too much cultural cachet. For all their passion, Panasonic calculated, the SL-1200’s core customers were not numerous enough, or rich enough, to make reviving the Technics brand financially worthwhile. It needed to reach wealthy, older audiophiles who would spend extravagantly on gear — not only the turntable, but also the amplifier, speakers and other equipment that the company markets alongside it.

"Nintendo Seeks a New Life in Gaming with Pokémon Go" is from the July 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Mozur and Jonathan Soble and narrated by Caroline Miller.