Vinyl revival puts 150-year-old Japanese needle maker in the groove

Jico offers thousands of models to audiophiles in 100 countries

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Small-town Japanese manufacturer Jico carries around 2,200 kinds of record needles. (Photo by Takahisa Tamura)

TAKAHISA TAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

KOBE, Japan -- Finicky music lovers are everywhere. With deep faith in analog sounds, audiophiles across the world have been ordering hundreds of record needles a month from a manufacturer in a quiet Sea of Japan town.

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