Showing results by author "Jonathan Soble"

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.

"Japan's Top Court Upholds Law Requiring Spouses to Share Surname" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"After Car Crash, U.S. Prohibits Its Sailors in Japan from Drinking" is from the June 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"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.

Now Fumiko Motoya and her husband, Toshio, founders of APA Group, a Japanese real-estate and hotel empire, are facing a barrage of criticism in China. Their twin projects — business and conservative politics — collided this week in an uproar over right-wing historical books promoted at APA’s chain of 370 budget hotels, in which such publications are often distributed to rooms in much the same way as Gideon Bibles in U.S. hotels.

"Right-Wing Hoteliers in Japan Anger China With Radical Historical Views" is from the January 19, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Westinghouse Electric Company, which helped drive the development of nuclear energy and the electric grid itself, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, casting a shadow over the global nuclear industry.

"Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power" is from the March 29, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Diane Cardwell and Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"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.

"Court Orders One of Japan's Two Operating Nuclear Plants to Shut Down" is from the March 09, 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.

"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.

"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.

"Japan’s Newest Technology Innovation: Priest Delivery" is from the September 20, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Shinzo Abe to Become First Japanese Leader to Visit Pearl Harbor" is from the December 05, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Japan's Newest Technology Innovation: Priest Delivery" is from the September 20, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Japan’s economy grew more strongly than expected in the second quarter, extending the longest streak of uninterrupted growth in 11 years, government data showed Monday.

"Japan’s Economy Grows Again, in Longest Streak in 11 Years" is from the August 14, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"At 82, Emperor Akihito Wants to Retire. Will Japan Let Him?" is from the August 08, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Driver in Japan Playing Pokémon Go Kills Pedestrian" is from the August 25, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"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.

"In Japan's Slow Economy, Rare Price Rise Prompts Surplus of Remorse" is from the May 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Kristi Burns.

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.